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

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Brazil was 21.70 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 56.83 in 1975, while its lowest value was 13.93 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 56.83
1976 56.13
1977 54.17
1978 51.37
1979 55.15
1980 56.46
1981 54.09
1982 45.49
1983 48.85
1984 55.63
1985 49.10
1986 44.95
1987 48.56
1988 44.47
1989 47.34
1990 39.76
1991 43.16
1992 44.20
1993 42.44
1994 41.93
1995 42.55
1996 32.64
1997 29.70
1998 27.44
1999 31.39
2000 26.96
2001 26.80
2002 25.18
2003 23.23
2004 27.16
2005 21.97
2006 23.64
2007 23.74
2008 22.75
2009 17.45
2010 18.32
2011 18.70
2012 17.64
2013 17.68
2014 16.60
2015 15.14
2016 13.93
2017 15.31
2018 17.14
2019 17.00
2020 16.77
2021 21.70

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