Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 28.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 36.34 in 1979, while its lowest value was 14.47 in 2002.

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
1978 35.38
1979 36.34
1980 34.17
1981 30.59
1982 31.01
1983 32.05
1984 32.17
1985 30.60
1986 32.33
1987 29.80
1988 32.24
1989 29.03
1990 28.37
1991 30.35
1993 23.67
1994 23.23
1995 22.50
1996 22.20
1997 21.58
1998 17.92
1999 15.83
2000 15.87
2001 16.38
2002 14.47
2003 17.23
2004 17.17
2005 17.49
2006 18.41
2007 18.48
2008 17.90
2009 17.50
2010 19.28
2011 20.75
2012 21.87
2013 24.89
2014 25.39
2015 22.31
2016 21.63
2017 22.86
2018 23.33
2019 23.52
2020 28.64

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