Egypt - Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Egypt was 47.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 62.57 in 1981, while its lowest value was 26.91 in 1997.

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 43.23
1978 48.83
1979 54.36
1980 52.43
1981 62.57
1982 62.31
1983 58.31
1984 60.07
1985 59.68
1986 57.33
1987 53.42
1988 49.79
1989 48.63
1990 40.35
1991 39.04
1992 37.35
1993 36.34
1994 39.22
1995 37.28
1996 29.00
1997 26.91
1998 30.64
1999 28.00
2000 26.98
2001 30.28
2002 30.01
2003 29.79
2004 28.29
2005 32.41
2006 34.02
2007 34.84
2008 32.76
2009 31.13
2010 33.25
2011 42.84
2012 40.74
2013 51.58
2014 44.69
2015 52.47
2016 60.20
2017 44.02
2018 37.51
2019 33.95
2020 47.38

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