China - Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in China was 34.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 57.34 in 2015, while its lowest value was 2.66 in 1983.

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
1982 3.26
1983 2.66
1984 5.25
1985 12.44
1986 13.53
1987 15.57
1988 17.57
1989 10.97
1990 10.80
1991 12.40
1992 26.63
1993 23.24
1994 18.63
1995 14.62
1996 19.81
1997 28.75
1998 33.84
1999 33.84
2000 36.16
2001 35.25
2002 32.93
2003 27.34
2004 27.08
2005 25.91
2006 24.12
2007 22.89
2008 22.75
2009 27.50
2010 28.38
2011 29.29
2012 36.25
2013 38.89
2014 52.52
2015 57.34
2016 56.64
2017 54.64
2018 52.74
2019 50.37
2020 34.29

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