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

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in China was 24.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 74.56 in 1990, while its lowest value was 18.25 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
1982 61.61
1983 67.85
1984 46.24
1985 60.38
1986 66.78
1987 66.08
1988 63.17
1989 70.38
1990 74.56
1991 60.86
1992 45.84
1993 45.52
1994 46.76
1995 37.77
1996 45.66
1997 35.17
1998 24.86
1999 24.60
2000 28.66
2001 28.70
2002 29.11
2003 32.82
2004 33.68
2005 33.89
2006 34.08
2007 33.26
2008 31.66
2009 29.31
2010 32.71
2011 32.46
2012 30.52
2013 28.53
2014 22.21
2015 19.59
2016 18.25
2017 19.76
2018 20.77
2019 20.80
2020 24.89

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