Maldives - Travel services

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Maldives was 15.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 51.35 in 1993, while its lowest value was 1.16 in 1980.

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
1979 1.60
1980 1.16
1981 5.01
1982 5.45
1983 8.48
1984 11.70
1985 19.63
1986 21.29
1987 21.45
1988 26.56
1989 34.57
1990 39.52
1991 45.33
1992 43.52
1993 51.35
1994 44.30
1995 40.94
1996 43.31
1997 41.93
1998 42.62
1999 41.69
2000 42.11
2001 41.05
2002 41.21
2003 38.46
2004 35.26
2005 32.82
2006 33.89
2007 36.91
2008 38.99
2009 43.80
2010 45.39
2011 31.59
2012 28.81
2013 29.34
2014 26.17
2015 28.93
2016 25.78
2017 24.16
2018 25.25
2019 26.10
2020 15.08

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Maldives was 91.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 96.05 in 2007, while its lowest value was 17.94 in 1980.

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
1977 62.00
1978 83.93
1979 26.37
1980 17.94
1981 24.70
1982 34.74
1983 37.61
1984 48.70
1985 57.47
1986 68.50
1987 68.62
1988 74.70
1989 84.95
1990 87.73
1991 88.18
1992 89.46
1993 91.12
1994 91.55
1995 90.51
1996 91.90
1997 91.62
1998 91.45
1999 91.46
2000 92.04
2001 92.40
2002 92.89
2003 92.97
2004 92.77
2005 88.78
2006 92.86
2007 96.05
2008 95.13
2009 95.43
2010 94.64
2011 92.46
2012 90.17
2013 90.62
2014 89.91
2015 88.43
2016 86.66
2017 91.43
2018 93.31
2019 93.36
2020 91.43

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments