El Salvador - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in El Salvador was 40.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 56.59 in 1996, while its lowest value was 28.30 in 1982.

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
1976 38.64
1977 39.72
1978 35.99
1979 33.53
1980 29.30
1981 40.23
1982 28.30
1983 30.78
1984 33.69
1985 28.74
1986 33.63
1987 36.30
1988 30.54
1989 29.67
1990 43.20
1991 47.97
1992 50.87
1993 51.17
1994 50.27
1995 52.68
1996 56.59
1997 40.36
1998 42.56
1999 39.23
2000 42.30
2001 37.57
2002 43.64
2003 44.38
2004 48.63
2005 46.65
2006 45.87
2007 46.14
2008 50.17
2009 45.78
2010 42.44
2011 44.13
2012 41.33
2013 41.72
2014 39.94
2015 40.81
2016 35.95
2017 35.60
2018 36.89
2019 35.95
2020 40.49

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