Afghanistan - Travel services

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Afghanistan was 2.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 15.82 in 2011, while its lowest value was 1.04 in 1985.

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.

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Year Value
1980 2.02
1981 1.47
1982 1.35
1983 1.79
1984 1.27
1985 1.04
2008 4.76
2009 7.97
2010 9.51
2011 15.82
2012 5.90
2013 8.66
2014 9.13
2015 12.11
2016 7.07
2017 9.54
2018 14.84
2019 10.66
2020 2.72

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Afghanistan was 9.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 15.69 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.44 in 2017.

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
1979 9.32
1980 2.81
1981 14.42
1982 3.06
1983 3.22
1984 2.40
1985 1.75
2008 1.29
2009 2.11
2010 3.52
2011 3.28
2012 5.49
2013 15.69
2014 8.10
2015 9.46
2016 9.34
2017 0.44
2018 3.80
2019 11.12
2020 9.23

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments