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Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Lebanon was 34.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 80.00 in 2002, while its lowest value was 26.48 in 2008.

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
2002	80.00
2003	45.38
2004	38.52
2005	36.86
2006	34.43
2007	31.19
2008	26.48
2009	28.57
2010	34.64
2011	34.65
2012	36.51
2013	33.98
2014	37.80
2015	34.63
2016	37.95
2017	40.32
2018	43.65
2019	48.17
2020	34.82

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Lebanon was 47.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 95.65 in 2002, while its lowest value was 33.00 in 2008.

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

Year	Value
2002	95.65
2003	67.15
2004	55.57
2005	50.92
2006	42.68
2007	40.89
2008	33.00
2009	40.06
2010	49.01
2011	40.12
2012	45.20
2013	41.95
2014	44.22
2015	43.10
2016	46.37
2017	50.12
2018	53.78
2019	62.85
2020	47.50

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments