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Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 7.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 10.33 in 2011, while its lowest value was 2.86 in 2016.

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.

Year	Value
2005	4.58
2006	10.23
2007	6.72
2008	6.03
2009	6.67
2010	5.62
2011	10.33
2012	4.61
2013	6.55
2014	9.17
2015	5.81
2016	2.86
2017	3.92
2018	4.10
2019	4.23
2020	7.57

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 56.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 70.29 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 2015.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year	Value
2005	0.93
2006	0.72
2007	0.18
2008	0.08
2009	3.69
2010	2.75
2011	1.54
2012	2.40
2013	2.84
2014	14.42
2015	0.06
2016	3.33
2017	5.56
2018	52.70
2019	70.29
2020	56.25

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments