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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Bangladesh was 17.62 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 26.10 in 1977, while its lowest value was 4.27 in 2007.

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
1976 20.09
1977 26.10
1978 19.94
1979 20.61
1980 18.53
1981 20.42
1982 11.99
1983 12.43
1984 14.14
1985 13.02
1986 10.98
1987 11.18
1988 10.82
1989 10.19
1990 9.78
1991 8.28
1992 8.47
1993 8.02
1994 9.34
1995 10.05
1996 13.23
1997 13.21
1998 12.73
1999 12.14
2000 11.20
2001 9.57
2002 10.53
2003 6.65
2004 7.04
2005 7.86
2006 5.57
2007 4.27
2008 5.35
2009 7.36
2010 7.19
2011 11.25
2012 14.05
2013 16.57
2014 12.51
2015 12.41
2016 11.81
2017 12.63
2018 12.04
2019 10.00
2020 11.39
2021 17.62

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