South Asia (IDA & IBRD) vs Tonga: Travel services

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
17.3%
in 2025
Tonga
36.7%
in 2024
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
39th
Tonga rank
38th

Travel services over time

  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 36.7% against 17.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 19.4%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.1 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th and Tonga ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 4.4% 16.4% 12.0% Tonga
1980s 7.8% 22.9% 15.1% Tonga
1990s 9.3% 6.7% 2.6% South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 14.4% 17.3% 3.0% Tonga
2010s 16.9% 28.2% 11.3% Tonga
2020s 15.1% 30.1% 15.0% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher travel services, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 36.7% against 17.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in travel services between South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Tonga?
19.4%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Tonga?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do South Asia (IDA & IBRD) and Tonga rank globally for travel services?
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th 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

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.