Small states vs Tonga: Travel services
Travel services over time
- Small states
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 36.7% against 17.7% in Small states, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 2.1 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Small states ahead.
Small states ranks 36th and Tonga ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 6.1% | 18.2% | Small states |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 19.0% | 5.9% | Small states |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 28.2% | 9.3% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 30.1% | 16.6% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Small states or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 36.7% against 17.7% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in travel services between Small states and Tonga?
- 19.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Tonga?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Small states and Tonga rank globally for travel services?
- Small states ranks 36th and Tonga ranks 38th of 47 groups.
- 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.