Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Congo
Congo: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 3.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Congo, 1978–2021
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.4% for travel services in 2021.
That represents a change of up 89.0% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Congo peaked at 22.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2020.
That places Congo 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 9.5% | — |
| 1979 | 8.4% | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 13.5% | +102.0% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | -33.7% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 11.4% | +44.7% |
| 1986 | 9.2% | -19.2% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 9.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +30.3% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | -50.3% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +201.9% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | -20.8% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -31.4% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -36.9% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +70.6% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +61.8% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -63.4% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +200.5% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -57.4% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +33.6% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +55.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -61.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -74.6% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +89.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 3.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.7%, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 3.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +201.9% | 7.4% | 22.4% |
| 2012 | +200.5% | 7.3% | 21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 6.7% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 7.4% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 9.3% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 7.0% | 21.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 192 Luxembourg 4.0% compare
- 193 Algeria 3.9% compare
- 194 Israel 3.6% compare
- 196 Mauritania 2.8% compare
- 197 Ireland 1.5% compare
- 198 Papua New Guinea 1.1% compare
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.68 billion current US$ (2021)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 225.02 million current US$ (2021)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Congo?
- Travel services in Congo was 3.4% 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 22.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for travel services?
- Congo ranks 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 commercial service exports). 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 exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.