Tuvalu - Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Tuvalu was 16.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 42.47 in 2005, while its lowest value was 14.46 in 2013.

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
2001 38.47
2002 30.74
2003 23.52
2004 25.98
2005 42.47
2006 42.07
2007 26.93
2008 24.18
2009 23.24
2010 21.89
2011 21.94
2012 34.47
2013 14.46
2014 15.84
2015 16.24
2016 18.98
2017 16.82
2018 17.16
2019 16.40

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