Samoa vs South Africa: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13.9% against 13.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Africa ahead.
Samoa ranks 134th and South Africa ranks 137th of 198 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 24.9% | 14.5% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 24.9% | 12.6% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 34.7% | 24.2% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 27.5% | 10.7% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 21.5% | 16.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 11.2% | 4.5% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Samoa or South Africa?
- Samoa, at 13.9% against 13.2% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Samoa and South Africa?
- 0.7%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for travel services?
- Samoa ranks 134th and South Africa ranks 137th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.