Bulgaria - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Bulgaria was 25.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 59.56 in 1981, while its lowest value was 20.62 in 1998.

Definition: Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).

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

See also:

Year Value
1980 51.31
1981 59.56
1982 58.29
1983 55.54
1984 54.53
1985 52.98
1986 50.92
1987 51.33
1988 53.23
1989 40.24
1990 40.50
1991 43.89
1992 43.77
1993 41.08
1994 37.36
1995 41.54
1996 39.02
1997 41.66
1998 20.62
1999 44.01
2000 43.90
2001 43.28
2002 30.38
2003 30.82
2004 33.77
2005 32.28
2006 32.13
2007 23.71
2008 24.67
2009 22.37
2010 27.30
2011 31.13
2012 33.21
2013 32.53
2014 36.44
2015 25.32
2016 31.35
2017 37.27
2018 25.86
2019 26.09
2020 25.46

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Bulgaria was 20.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 49.86 in 1991, while its lowest value was 19.74 in 2010.

Definition: Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).

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

See also:

Year Value
1980 36.27
1981 40.58
1982 37.66
1983 35.44
1984 27.36
1985 28.71
1986 29.59
1987 28.45
1988 31.64
1989 27.67
1990 27.53
1991 49.86
1992 47.46
1993 36.88
1994 29.89
1995 34.51
1996 32.15
1997 30.72
1998 25.29
1999 29.17
2000 29.05
2001 29.97
2002 28.22
2003 26.33
2004 25.48
2005 27.47
2006 30.47
2007 23.60
2008 22.71
2009 20.75
2010 19.74
2011 20.80
2012 19.88
2013 21.14
2014 23.50
2015 20.96
2016 21.07
2017 21.93
2018 21.46
2019 20.29
2020 20.62

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments