Uganda - Travel services

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Uganda was 3.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 21.95 in 2004, while its lowest value was 3.50 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.

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Year Value
1980 14.59
1981 10.16
1993 13.55
1994 17.79
1995 14.25
1996 20.06
1997 16.88
1998 12.98
2004 21.95
2005 20.44
2006 15.95
2007 13.51
2008 12.37
2009 13.75
2010 17.75
2011 16.43
2012 19.49
2013 8.56
2014 7.05
2015 7.80
2016 10.29
2017 10.35
2018 12.67
2019 14.37
2020 3.50

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

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments