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

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Congo was 17.17 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 20.60 in 2012, while its lowest value was 5.38 in 1994.

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 7.50
1979 7.75
1980 6.70
1981 5.61
1982 9.14
1983 7.23
1984 6.48
1985 8.48
1986 6.30
1987 7.04
1988 6.57
1989 7.57
1990 8.52
1991 8.21
1992 11.43
1993 10.69
1994 5.38
1995 15.72
1996 11.56
1997 10.41
1998 7.29
1999 8.57
2000 8.89
2001 15.17
2002 15.42
2003 14.80
2004 11.26
2005 18.31
2006 17.04
2007 17.35
2008 17.77
2009 15.75
2010 5.78
2011 6.42
2012 20.60
2013 8.96
2014 8.52
2015 11.39
2016 17.17

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