Ghana - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Ghana was 16.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 60.59 in 1975, while its lowest value was 16.67 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 60.59
1976 58.09
1977 49.71
1978 57.88
1979 50.05
1980 39.74
1981 43.26
1982 40.39
1983 47.43
1984 46.40
1985 54.79
1986 41.04
1987 43.95
1988 45.22
1989 41.14
1990 41.40
1991 44.94
1992 46.91
1993 44.40
1994 45.98
1995 47.01
1996 49.88
1997 49.05
1998 45.70
1999 49.16
2000 46.46
2001 46.50
2002 43.24
2003 35.04
2004 37.15
2005 45.63
2006 48.25
2007 42.79
2008 48.07
2009 30.39
2010 37.80
2011 50.13
2012 45.32
2013 38.57
2014 34.72
2015 25.46
2016 25.95
2017 22.13
2018 20.71
2019 17.44
2020 16.67

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