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Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Timor-Leste was 17.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 27.45 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.71 in 2006.

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.

Year	Value
2006	0.71
2007	0.80
2008	8.08
2009	7.05
2010	4.98
2011	3.32
2012	7.33
2013	7.94
2014	14.50
2015	12.49
2016	16.83
2017	27.45
2018	25.77
2019	20.64
2020	17.10

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Timor-Leste was 64.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 79.76 in 2018, while its lowest value was 24.95 in 2011.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year	Value
2006	59.58
2007	41.97
2008	31.74
2009	31.93
2010	35.26
2011	24.95
2012	30.50
2013	41.31
2014	47.55
2015	70.06
2016	75.26
2017	78.19
2018	79.76
2019	76.98
2020	64.58

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments