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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Botswana was 10.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 65.13 in 1975, while its lowest value was 2.04 in 2009.

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 65.13
1976 50.98
1977 49.56
1978 43.73
1979 35.40
1980 41.67
1981 36.24
1982 36.03
1983 33.92
1984 27.36
1985 28.46
1986 23.51
1987 23.44
1988 22.51
1989 21.55
1990 17.86
1991 17.75
1992 22.37
1993 19.24
1994 19.17
1995 14.71
1996 24.64
1997 17.93
1998 16.93
1999 16.41
2000 15.98
2001 14.77
2002 11.29
2003 10.74
2004 11.10
2005 10.20
2006 10.50
2007 9.73
2008 3.37
2009 2.04
2010 5.54
2011 3.78
2012 5.41
2013 9.44
2014 4.81
2015 4.95
2016 3.89
2017 5.44
2018 6.40
2019 6.61
2020 10.92

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