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

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Samoa was 29.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 78.21 in 2012, while its lowest value was 29.73 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
1977 52.63
1978 52.08
1979 66.67
1980 45.16
1981 42.04
1982 43.22
1983 51.59
1984 54.31
1985 63.36
1986 64.08
1987 57.60
1988 63.98
1989 65.21
1990 57.73
1991 51.34
1992 42.74
1993 52.92
1994 57.43
1995 62.44
1996 61.23
1997 58.85
1998 62.44
1999 73.19
2004 73.26
2005 56.26
2006 62.88
2007 60.89
2008 65.71
2009 71.27
2010 72.93
2011 74.29
2012 78.21
2013 65.95
2014 73.98
2015 71.62
2016 70.01
2017 69.05
2018 74.28
2019 72.12
2020 29.73

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