Bahrain - Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Bahrain was 1.71 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 56.44 in 1992, while its lowest value was 1.60 in 2016.

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 16.18
1976 17.82
1977 19.54
1978 10.59
1979 12.97
1980 23.66
1981 16.71
1982 12.23
1983 15.08
1984 5.00
1985 4.46
1986 2.78
1987 20.33
1988 23.54
1989 26.74
1990 54.75
1991 55.11
1992 56.44
1993 54.14
1994 52.18
1995 50.60
1996 48.98
1997 41.94
1998 35.74
1999 31.12
2000 28.68
2001 24.83
2002 21.08
2003 36.05
2004 23.05
2005 21.65
2006 21.30
2007 20.35
2008 19.44
2009 19.72
2010 18.92
2011 22.19
2012 8.31
2013 8.23
2014 8.22
2015 8.76
2016 1.60
2017 1.71

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