Aruba - Travel services

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Aruba was 35.48 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 35.48 in 2010, while its lowest value was 21.23 in 1999.

Definition: Travel (% of service imports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1986 24.42
1987 34.43
1988 27.13
1989 28.39
1990 29.86
1991 32.05
1992 32.05
1993 34.06
1994 28.46
1995 29.61
1996 23.22
1997 26.25
1998 24.36
1999 21.23
2000 22.80
2001 21.99
2002 26.28
2003 25.92
2004 27.50
2005 24.51
2006 22.05
2007 27.40
2008 24.80
2009 31.92
2010 35.48

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Aruba was 80.84 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 87.20 in 1989, while its lowest value was 72.60 in 1994.

Definition: Travel (% of service exports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1986 72.90
1987 82.53
1988 83.63
1989 87.20
1990 85.03
1991 82.18
1992 77.89
1993 77.26
1994 72.60
1995 80.69
1996 80.51
1997 84.48
1998 83.06
1999 78.73
2000 80.46
2001 82.88
2002 83.12
2003 81.88
2004 84.34
2005 83.93
2006 81.28
2007 82.44
2008 84.25
2009 79.85
2010 80.84

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments