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

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Lebanon was 47.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 95.65 in 2002, while its lowest value was 33.00 in 2008.

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
2002 95.65
2003 67.15
2004 55.57
2005 50.92
2006 42.68
2007 40.89
2008 33.00
2009 40.06
2010 49.01
2011 40.12
2012 45.20
2013 41.95
2014 44.22
2015 43.10
2016 46.37
2017 50.12
2018 53.78
2019 62.85
2020 47.50

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