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

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Switzerland was 8.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 46.03 in 1980, while its lowest value was 8.53 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
1977 45.65
1978 45.35
1979 43.79
1980 46.03
1981 44.80
1982 43.61
1983 40.60
1984 40.97
1985 38.06
1986 37.56
1987 37.78
1988 38.26
1989 39.47
1990 40.55
1991 39.98
1992 39.51
1993 36.12
1994 37.82
1995 37.38
1996 34.79
1997 32.50
1998 30.59
1999 23.70
2000 13.99
2001 14.90
2002 15.29
2003 15.51
2004 14.76
2005 14.38
2006 14.61
2007 13.81
2008 14.62
2009 14.83
2010 14.76
2011 14.98
2012 13.48
2013 13.83
2014 13.72
2015 13.72
2016 13.34
2017 13.57
2018 13.07
2019 13.58
2020 8.53

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