Costa Rica - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Costa Rica was 33.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 58.25 in 1980, while its lowest value was 27.93 in 2000.

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 54.32
1978 53.26
1979 54.72
1980 58.25
1981 55.53
1982 51.64
1983 49.80
1984 48.56
1985 48.74
1986 47.07
1987 43.21
1988 38.23
1989 38.79
1990 40.48
1991 41.77
1992 38.94
1993 41.68
1994 41.01
1995 40.56
1996 38.65
1997 37.50
1998 37.20
1999 38.36
2000 27.93
2001 31.95
2002 34.47
2003 39.83
2004 40.29
2005 39.68
2006 37.92
2007 38.46
2008 35.70
2009 37.79
2010 41.25
2011 43.33
2012 44.11
2013 42.05
2014 37.48
2015 32.69
2016 31.45
2017 29.16
2018 30.62
2019 29.18
2020 33.72

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