Zambia - Travel services

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Zambia was 22.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 23.90 in 1991, while its lowest value was 6.26 in 1983.

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
1978 9.59
1979 7.13
1980 8.52
1981 11.36
1982 21.00
1983 6.26
1984 8.26
1985 8.57
1986 15.69
1987 20.58
1988 16.91
1989 22.17
1990 14.01
1991 23.90
1997 9.23
1998 8.63
1999 14.06
2000 13.03
2001 11.89
2002 12.57
2003 12.05
2004 12.27
2005 13.74
2006 12.32
2007 8.71
2008 14.09
2009 14.26
2010 11.77
2011 10.15
2012 12.37
2013 11.54
2014 13.51
2015 16.37
2016 17.75
2017 15.15
2018 16.65
2019 19.45
2020 22.29

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Zambia was 74.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 89.92 in 2006, while its lowest value was 8.78 in 1988.

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
1978 11.09
1979 13.07
1980 13.87
1981 20.29
1982 20.38
1983 18.76
1984 16.82
1985 11.16
1986 15.11
1987 13.21
1988 8.78
1989 14.65
1990 11.99
1991 12.55
1997 25.92
1998 38.96
1999 49.53
2000 57.82
2001 55.40
2002 55.32
2003 53.15
2004 39.56
2005 81.32
2006 89.92
2007 89.27
2008 87.67
2009 89.73
2010 86.14
2011 83.40
2012 52.32
2013 72.76
2014 75.40
2015 76.63
2016 77.12
2017 75.44
2018 77.86
2019 80.97
2020 74.07

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments