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

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Egypt was 13.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 26.23 in 1995, while its lowest value was 1.39 in 1988.

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
1977 9.51
1978 13.53
1979 10.90
1980 7.18
1981 7.00
1982 6.57
1983 5.45
1984 4.72
1985 3.32
1986 1.74
1987 2.84
1988 1.39
1989 2.65
1990 3.41
1991 6.69
1992 18.86
1993 19.53
1994 18.90
1995 26.23
1996 25.90
1997 19.90
1998 17.76
1999 16.70
2000 14.27
2001 16.08
2002 19.10
2003 20.40
2004 15.68
2005 15.50
2006 15.42
2007 17.05
2008 16.55
2009 18.21
2010 15.22
2011 15.65
2012 15.92
2013 18.37
2014 17.89
2015 19.65
2016 23.85
2017 12.12
2018 14.27
2019 16.60
2020 13.79

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