Euro area - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Euro area was 15.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 34.78 in 1976, while its lowest value was 15.53 in 2020.

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
1975 30.91
1976 34.78
1977 33.29
1978 32.63
1979 33.21
1980 31.66
1981 33.22
1982 32.33
1983 31.97
1984 32.69
1985 31.47
1986 28.82
1987 28.44
1988 29.13
1989 29.78
1990 26.79
1991 26.59
1992 24.64
1993 23.99
1994 24.75
1995 24.67
1996 24.39
1997 24.26
1998 23.85
1999 22.89
2000 23.17
2001 22.46
2002 22.88
2003 22.36
2004 22.97
2005 21.01
2006 21.24
2007 21.60
2008 22.05
2009 19.09
2010 21.05
2011 20.96
2012 20.44
2013 19.61
2014 18.53
2015 17.05
2016 16.55
2017 16.80
2018 17.29
2019 15.91
2020 15.53

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