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

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Kenya was 14.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 49.27 in 1988, while its lowest value was 14.53 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 33.93
1976 32.91
1977 38.00
1978 37.43
1979 37.80
1980 40.72
1981 37.11
1982 39.76
1983 37.89
1984 38.56
1985 42.87
1986 46.82
1987 47.93
1988 49.27
1989 45.54
1990 40.89
1991 42.56
1992 42.09
1993 28.37
1994 27.49
1995 26.13
1996 28.94
1997 31.16
1998 30.76
1999 27.85
2000 28.37
2001 27.49
2002 26.13
2003 28.94
2004 31.16
2005 30.76
2006 28.21
2007 31.18
2008 23.06
2009 23.85
2010 21.21
2011 22.40
2012 18.72
2013 17.16
2014 16.14
2015 15.61
2016 19.78
2017 19.71
2018 19.58
2019 17.99
2020 14.53

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