Costa Rica - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Costa Rica was 37.58 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 58.25 in 1980, while its lowest value was 32.76 in 2000.

Definition: Transport (% of service imports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) 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. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies.

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

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Year Value
1977 54.32
1978 53.26
1979 54.72
1980 58.25
1981 55.53
1982 51.64
1983 49.80
1984 48.56
1985 48.74
1986 47.07
1987 43.21
1988 38.23
1989 38.79
1990 40.48
1991 41.77
1992 38.94
1993 41.68
1994 41.01
1995 40.63
1996 38.71
1997 37.80
1998 37.47
1999 36.77
2000 32.76
2001 36.01
2002 37.81
2003 40.84
2004 42.02
2005 42.01
2006 38.87
2007 35.33
2008 36.29
2009 35.88
2010 37.58

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Costa Rica was 7.37 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 27.10 in 1977, while its lowest value was 7.37 in 2010.

Definition: Transport (% of service exports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies.

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

See also:

Year Value
1977 27.10
1978 19.87
1979 21.19
1980 24.87
1981 19.50
1982 23.49
1983 21.29
1984 22.17
1985 18.02
1986 17.92
1987 16.91
1988 16.92
1989 16.15
1990 15.60
1991 15.23
1992 15.87
1993 14.22
1994 14.44
1995 13.84
1996 14.16
1997 16.35
1998 15.05
1999 14.83
2000 13.30
2001 13.91
2002 13.07
2003 11.90
2004 10.96
2005 10.77
2006 8.73
2007 8.92
2008 9.09
2009 8.05
2010 7.37

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments