Syrian Arab Republic - Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)

Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) in Syrian Arab Republic was 42.73 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 42.73 in 2010, while its lowest value was 9.37 in 1978.

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 16.77
1978 9.37
1979 18.22
1980 33.93
1981 25.08
1982 25.96
1983 21.78
1984 24.91
1985 22.63
1986 22.87
1987 23.19
1988 26.71
1989 30.98
1990 27.91
1991 25.54
1992 23.58
1993 33.91
1994 31.78
1995 32.40
1996 32.99
1997 36.60
1998 39.10
1999 39.14
2000 40.13
2001 39.55
2002 40.36
2003 38.76
2004 29.08
2005 23.31
2006 21.43
2007 21.41
2008 25.23
2009 32.27
2010 42.73

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