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

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Congo was 11.32 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 22.45 in 1988, while its lowest value was 3.13 in 2008.

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
1978 9.66
1979 13.13
1980 6.05
1981 5.24
1982 7.78
1983 9.01
1984 14.08
1985 11.96
1986 10.17
1987 14.89
1988 22.45
1989 17.32
1990 14.76
1991 13.43
1992 12.86
1993 8.27
1994 3.36
1995 7.49
1996 8.38
1997 8.75
1998 6.28
1999 7.26
2000 6.73
2001 7.59
2002 7.58
2003 8.90
2004 10.15
2005 7.89
2006 5.46
2007 3.14
2008 3.13
2009 11.60
2010 6.34
2011 5.87
2012 6.01
2013 7.00
2014 6.88
2015 8.71
2016 11.32

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