Iceland - Travel services

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Iceland was 23.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 51.63 in 1990, while its lowest value was 19.20 in 1976.

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.

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Year Value
1976 19.20
1977 22.43
1978 21.81
1979 19.72
1980 20.97
1981 24.33
1982 24.08
1983 23.55
1984 27.44
1985 26.01
1986 34.80
1987 41.81
1988 41.92
1989 41.13
1990 51.63
1991 49.27
1992 49.95
1993 45.56
1994 42.92
2009 27.68
2010 28.03
2011 29.07
2012 28.91
2013 30.27
2014 31.02
2015 34.24
2016 38.10
2017 41.96
2018 40.65
2019 42.43
2020 23.15

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Iceland was 23.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 47.91 in 2018, while its lowest value was 7.03 in 1981.

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
1976 7.07
1977 7.21
1978 7.10
1979 7.41
1980 8.11
1981 7.03
1982 7.13
1983 7.62
1984 10.00
1985 10.80
1986 13.17
1987 15.87
1988 19.96
1989 20.76
1990 27.18
1991 25.29
1992 24.30
1993 23.79
1994 23.68
2009 20.55
2010 18.63
2011 21.78
2012 24.77
2013 27.07
2014 32.41
2015 37.33
2016 44.94
2017 47.58
2018 47.91
2019 47.41
2020 23.20

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments