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Fragile and conflict affected situations - Travel services

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 21.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 34.27 in 2019, while its lowest value was 18.57 in 2005.

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
2005	18.57
2006	21.69
2007	22.39
2008	23.69
2009	20.99
2010	21.81
2011	22.07
2012	20.94
2013	22.45
2014	21.73
2015	25.33
2016	25.27
2017	31.43
2018	29.70
2019	34.27
2020	21.46

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 46.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 50.10 in 2002, while its lowest value was 37.06 in 2011.

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

Year	Value
2002	50.10
2003	44.80
2004	41.37
2005	42.47
2006	38.47
2007	42.02
2008	37.09
2009	42.48
2010	47.48
2011	37.06
2012	42.29
2013	42.10
2014	43.76
2015	42.49
2016	46.35
2017	47.99
2018	44.70
2019	46.98

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments