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Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Bhutan was 22.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 53.42 in 2008, while its lowest value was 20.41 in 2015.

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
2006	34.79
2007	29.14
2008	53.42
2009	33.30
2010	29.52
2011	31.81
2012	34.37
2013	35.81
2014	22.33
2015	20.41
2016	24.60
2017	28.99
2018	34.75
2019	30.52
2020	22.02

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Bhutan was 62.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 74.79 in 2015, while its lowest value was 44.50 in 2006.

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

Year	Value
2006	44.50
2007	47.00
2008	66.68
2009	74.75
2010	58.33
2011	57.50
2012	60.12
2013	67.49
2014	67.40
2015	74.79
2016	62.79
2017	64.94
2018	56.30
2019	71.18
2020	62.63

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments