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

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Albania was 15.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 57.98 in 1998, while its lowest value was 10.45 in 2019.

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 43.71
1981 40.82
1982 43.98
1983 43.57
1984 35.81
1985 27.65
1986 33.35
1987 26.55
1988 34.69
1989 32.90
1990 26.29
1991 15.09
1992 42.56
1993 31.37
1994 35.76
1995 38.53
1996 43.29
1997 48.00
1998 57.98
1999 55.24
2000 21.87
2001 24.14
2002 21.65
2003 19.48
2004 19.36
2005 16.39
2006 15.90
2007 12.77
2008 14.77
2009 14.62
2010 15.80
2011 17.01
2012 17.60
2013 11.09
2014 10.95
2015 11.47
2016 13.23
2017 11.13
2018 10.93
2019 10.45
2020 15.33

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