Belgium - Travel services

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Belgium was 23.76 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 29.24 in 2006, while its lowest value was 23.76 in 2010.

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.

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Year Value
2002 28.40
2003 28.49
2004 28.47
2005 29.21
2006 29.24
2007 25.42
2008 23.84
2009 26.79
2010 23.76

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Belgium was 11.74 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 18.34 in 2002, while its lowest value was 11.74 in 2010.

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
2002 18.34
2003 18.32
2004 17.47
2005 17.53
2006 17.32
2007 14.76
2008 13.33
2009 12.08
2010 11.74

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments