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

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in China was 6.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 49.51 in 1996, while its lowest value was 6.05 in 2020.

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
1982 27.99
1983 30.94
1984 32.80
1985 32.05
1986 32.06
1987 38.16
1988 36.99
1989 32.33
1990 29.68
1991 33.62
1992 38.17
1993 41.84
1994 44.06
1995 45.63
1996 49.51
1997 20.98
1998 20.20
1999 21.33
2000 20.62
2001 19.74
2002 19.95
2003 30.18
2004 32.52
2005 37.33
2006 36.09
2007 27.51
2008 25.01
2009 27.63
2010 25.69
2011 24.11
2012 24.82
2013 24.96
2014 20.10
2015 20.68
2016 21.32
2017 18.10
2018 17.29
2019 14.66
2020 6.05

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