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Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Liberia was 1.85 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 40.98 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.32 in 2014.

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.

Year	Value
1982	40.98
1983	35.23
1984	32.97
1985	32.17
1986	31.93
1987	33.69
2004	1.78
2005	1.83
2006	1.36
2007	1.68
2008	2.15
2009	2.51
2010	0.49
2011	0.43
2012	0.38
2013	0.37
2014	0.32
2015	0.83
2016	1.58
2017	2.55
2018	3.75
2019	1.85

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Liberia was 17.13 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 44.98 in 2009, while its lowest value was 8.79 in 1986.

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

Year	Value
1979	29.41
1980	38.17
1981	43.48
1982	18.35
1983	16.88
1984	15.18
1985	14.45
1986	8.79
1987	9.52
2004	27.61
2005	31.53
2006	36.96
2007	37.88
2008	31.01
2009	44.98
2019	17.13

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Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments