Syria vs World: Travel services (% of commercial service imports)
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Syria
- World
How they compare
Syria currently reports 43.9% against 23.3% in World, a difference of 20.6%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 17th and World ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.1% | 26.6% | 5.5% | Syria |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 29.7% | 7.8% | Syria |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 26.6% | 7.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 24.1% | 19.8% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher travel services, Syria or World?
- Syria, at 43.9% against 23.3% in World as of 2010.
- What is the difference in travel services between Syria and World?
- 20.6%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and World?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
- How do Syria and World rank globally for travel services?
- Syria ranks 17th and World ranks 17th 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.