Benin - Travel services

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Benin was 9.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 15.50 in 1996, while its lowest value was 4.05 in 2018.

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
1974 13.48
1975 10.50
1976 8.70
1977 6.79
1978 6.73
1979 6.01
1980 7.07
1981 5.23
1982 5.25
1983 4.79
1984 9.02
1985 6.40
1986 7.75
1987 7.64
1988 9.96
1989 7.85
1990 11.11
1991 9.24
1992 8.34
1993 6.73
1994 8.92
1995 12.68
1996 15.50
1997 9.02
1998 10.55
1999 11.78
2000 6.36
2001 9.00
2002 9.37
2003 8.34
2004 10.06
2005 9.56
2006 9.62
2007 14.32
2008 12.51
2009 10.59
2010 11.16
2011 10.48
2012 7.31
2013 5.11
2014 6.12
2015 10.80
2016 8.30
2017 7.21
2018 4.05
2019 11.67
2020 9.73

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Benin was 39.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 68.48 in 2007, while its lowest value was 8.87 in 1974.

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
1974 8.87
1975 9.29
1976 9.23
1977 9.53
1978 9.40
1979 10.43
1980 14.11
1981 16.18
1982 20.48
1983 18.63
1984 35.71
1985 24.85
1986 18.95
1987 19.05
1988 34.58
1989 37.76
1990 43.49
1991 41.79
1992 40.82
1993 38.41
1994 41.33
1995 43.62
1996 62.25
1997 47.99
1998 45.18
1999 52.91
2000 56.47
2001 57.49
2002 61.05
2003 61.74
2004 54.94
2005 53.35
2006 53.56
2007 68.48
2008 67.71
2009 59.40
2010 39.63
2011 43.67
2012 39.15
2013 36.78
2014 31.58
2015 40.96
2016 34.85
2017 45.01
2018 32.28
2019 45.35
2020 39.16

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments