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

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Kenya was 3.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 18.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 3.17 in 2020.

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
1975 4.51
1976 10.14
1977 7.76
1978 9.36
1979 8.03
1980 4.62
1981 3.98
1982 3.40
1983 3.63
1984 3.75
1985 4.20
1986 5.40
1987 4.82
1988 4.34
1989 4.45
1990 5.47
1991 3.80
1992 4.94
1993 17.75
1994 17.17
1995 17.30
1996 18.00
1997 11.26
1998 10.75
1999 12.27
2000 17.75
2001 17.17
2002 17.30
2003 18.00
2004 11.25
2005 10.75
2006 12.53
2007 15.65
2008 13.81
2009 12.32
2010 10.14
2011 9.22
2012 7.29
2013 10.57
2014 6.14
2015 6.55
2016 5.29
2017 8.47
2018 5.89
2019 5.09
2020 3.17

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