Botswana - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Botswana was 22.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 60.77 in 1991, while its lowest value was 9.03 in 2010.

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 50.52
1976 54.68
1977 51.19
1978 46.80
1979 39.37
1980 42.45
1981 42.92
1982 41.78
1983 44.09
1984 42.26
1985 41.12
1986 42.03
1987 40.95
1988 40.48
1989 46.05
1990 56.78
1991 60.77
1992 54.10
1993 51.44
1994 52.76
1995 42.18
1996 51.72
1997 47.84
1998 41.50
1999 41.79
2000 41.25
2001 10.83
2002 12.38
2003 10.42
2004 11.05
2005 12.38
2006 12.01
2007 12.49
2008 14.06
2009 12.79
2010 9.03
2011 13.99
2012 34.67
2013 32.69
2014 25.40
2015 25.76
2016 25.45
2017 19.03
2018 20.04
2019 19.27
2020 22.34

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

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments