Nigeria - Travel services

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Nigeria was 27.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 40.12 in 2008, while its lowest value was 3.62 in 2005.

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
1977 11.22
1978 10.13
1979 7.86
1980 18.69
1981 21.84
1982 23.65
1983 20.15
1984 12.69
1985 12.36
1986 10.61
1987 6.31
1988 5.18
1989 30.31
1990 29.16
1991 34.25
1992 19.23
1993 10.93
1994 28.54
1995 19.62
1996 27.02
1997 38.53
1998 37.63
1999 17.85
2000 17.90
2001 17.90
2002 17.90
2003 31.40
2005 3.62
2006 23.55
2007 30.47
2008 40.12
2009 26.81
2010 26.09
2011 26.85
2012 25.65
2013 26.90
2014 23.33
2015 28.58
2016 9.18
2017 31.74
2018 30.98
2019 34.90
2020 27.98

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) in Nigeria was 7.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 71.75 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.63 in 2004.

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
1977 17.36
1978 9.16
1979 2.42
1980 6.01
1981 20.98
1982 23.68
1983 27.15
1984 11.14
1985 10.64
1986 71.75
1987 34.44
1988 14.91
1989 0.94
1990 2.54
1991 4.45
1992 2.75
1993 2.87
1994 2.68
1995 2.76
1996 4.83
1997 6.98
1998 5.32
1999 5.47
2000 5.50
2001 5.50
2002 5.50
2003 0.86
2004 0.63
2005 3.04
2006 8.01
2007 14.78
2008 25.13
2009 27.13
2010 18.47
2011 18.40
2012 23.10
2013 22.45
2014 27.27
2015 12.78
2016 28.59
2017 50.67
2018 40.73
2019 29.28
2020 7.85

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments