Cabo Verde - Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Cabo Verde was 18.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 88.75 in 1985, while its lowest value was 15.16 in 2017.

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
1977 43.04
1978 58.51
1979 78.57
1980 80.67
1981 86.99
1982 78.12
1983 81.34
1984 88.11
1985 88.75
1986 74.36
1987 37.68
1988 48.49
1989 50.42
1990 38.52
1991 40.56
1992 42.75
1993 41.53
1994 45.46
1995 49.53
1996 54.06
1997 56.67
1998 48.96
1999 40.22
2000 41.48
2001 38.38
2002 40.44
2003 40.65
2004 40.84
2005 38.26
2006 31.97
2007 25.52
2008 29.56
2009 28.92
2010 33.90
2011 25.34
2012 21.46
2013 20.92
2014 18.29
2015 17.10
2016 17.07
2017 15.16
2018 17.17
2019 20.89
2020 18.35

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