Small states vs Palestine: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Small states
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 38.3% against 19.5% in Small states, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 2.0 times Small states's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 32nd and Palestine ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 53.8% | 28.1% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 66.7% | 41.4% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 60.9% | 41.5% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 52.4% | 37.7% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Small states or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 38.3% against 19.5% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in travel services between Small states and Palestine?
- 18.8%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Palestine?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Small states and Palestine rank globally for travel services?
- Small states ranks 32nd and Palestine ranks 34th 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.