Serbia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Travel services

Serbia
36.5%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
14.4%
in 2024
Serbia rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
43rd

Travel services over time

  • Serbia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 36.5% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 22.1%.

That makes Serbia's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.

Serbia ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 198 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 29.2% 23.2% 6.0% Serbia
2010s 28.0% 17.8% 10.1% Serbia
2020s 26.3% 12.8% 13.5% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, Serbia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Serbia, at 36.5% against 14.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in travel services between Serbia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22.1%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Serbia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for travel services?
Serbia ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd 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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Indicator
Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,575 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.