Botswana - Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Botswana was 44.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 79.11 in 2008, while its lowest value was 15.97 in 1976.

Definition: Travel 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. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.

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

See also:

Year Value
1975 22.37
1976 15.97
1977 17.55
1978 20.57
1979 25.30
1980 22.19
1981 23.52
1982 29.76
1983 32.85
1984 32.76
1985 31.15
1986 39.68
1987 38.74
1988 34.71
1989 48.47
1990 55.98
1991 62.10
1992 56.74
1993 62.70
1994 66.48
1995 62.19
1996 57.22
1997 64.46
1998 68.55
1999 70.68
2000 68.42
2001 64.51
2002 64.97
2003 70.99
2004 73.41
2005 67.49
2006 69.71
2007 64.34
2008 79.11
2009 78.67
2010 68.40
2011 56.00
2012 67.34
2013 56.40
2014 53.61
2015 58.42
2016 59.05
2017 57.58
2018 62.07
2019 72.76
2020 44.80

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments