Kuwait - Travel services
Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)
Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Kuwait was 49.55 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 56.10 in 1988, while its lowest value was 20.78 in 1978.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.82 |
| 1976 | 25.61 |
| 1977 | 21.84 |
| 1978 | 20.78 |
| 1979 | 36.42 |
| 1980 | 43.67 |
| 1981 | 37.78 |
| 1982 | 37.31 |
| 1983 | 37.63 |
| 1984 | 41.57 |
| 1985 | 48.66 |
| 1986 | 50.27 |
| 1987 | 55.37 |
| 1988 | 56.10 |
| 1989 | 54.63 |
| 1990 | 54.70 |
| 1991 | 39.53 |
| 1992 | 39.15 |
| 1993 | 39.64 |
| 1994 | 47.36 |
| 1995 | 41.94 |
| 1996 | 49.12 |
| 1997 | 46.34 |
| 1998 | 45.38 |
| 1999 | 43.89 |
| 2000 | 50.70 |
| 2001 | 53.08 |
| 2002 | 51.74 |
| 2003 | 50.61 |
| 2004 | 49.38 |
| 2005 | 52.00 |
| 2006 | 52.38 |
| 2007 | 49.73 |
| 2008 | 47.98 |
| 2009 | 46.52 |
| 2010 | 49.55 |
Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)
Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Kuwait was 2.92 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 32.47 in 1981, while its lowest value was 2.15 in 2008.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 15.89 |
| 1976 | 16.76 |
| 1977 | 22.91 |
| 1978 | 22.80 |
| 1979 | 29.66 |
| 1980 | 30.82 |
| 1981 | 32.47 |
| 1982 | 10.70 |
| 1983 | 9.09 |
| 1984 | 6.08 |
| 1985 | 9.06 |
| 1986 | 8.17 |
| 1987 | 7.32 |
| 1988 | 9.29 |
| 1989 | 10.63 |
| 1990 | 10.30 |
| 1991 | 25.53 |
| 1992 | 18.26 |
| 1993 | 6.67 |
| 1994 | 7.14 |
| 1995 | 8.73 |
| 1996 | 12.31 |
| 1997 | 10.67 |
| 1998 | 11.71 |
| 1999 | 5.89 |
| 2000 | 5.38 |
| 2001 | 6.35 |
| 2002 | 7.13 |
| 2003 | 3.77 |
| 2004 | 4.73 |
| 2005 | 3.46 |
| 2006 | 2.42 |
| 2007 | 2.19 |
| 2008 | 2.15 |
| 2009 | 3.14 |
| 2010 | 2.92 |
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
