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

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Uganda was 41.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 82.01 in 1997, while its lowest value was 4.97 in 1981.

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
1980 40.40
1981 4.97
1993 31.60
1994 62.71
1995 75.10
1996 81.13
1997 82.01
1998 81.93
1999 77.24
2000 77.49
2001 76.26
2002 76.33
2003 70.36
2004 71.55
2005 72.20
2006 63.12
2007 60.08
2008 59.88
2009 64.94
2010 60.11
2011 53.94
2012 53.42
2013 44.64
2014 44.25
2015 50.30
2016 57.52
2017 57.18
2018 61.55
2019 62.71
2020 41.38

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