Travel services in Congo
Congo: Travel services was 2.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Congo, 1978–2021
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2021, travel services in Congo stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Congo peaked at 22.5% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2021.
Congo ranks 192nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Travel services in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 9.7% | — |
| 1979 | 13.1% | +35.9% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | -53.9% |
| 1981 | 5.2% | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 7.8% | +48.4% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | +56.3% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | +46.4% |
| 1988 | 22.5% | +50.8% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | -22.9% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | -35.7% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -59.3% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +122.7% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -42.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +270.9% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -45.3% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +29.9% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -74.6% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 5.2% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 3.4% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 2.9% | 11.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,017 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9552 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,402 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 555.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.40 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Congo?
- Travel services in Congo was 2.7% in 2021, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 1988.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2021.
- How does Congo rank for travel services?
- Congo ranks 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.