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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in El Salvador was 11.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 30.04 in 1988, while its lowest value was 11.06 in 1976.

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 11.06
1977 17.10
1978 19.01
1979 18.38
1980 18.32
1981 16.23
1982 19.18
1983 21.70
1984 26.67
1985 25.81
1986 25.71
1987 19.71
1988 30.04
1989 27.34
1990 23.93
1991 23.75
1992 21.09
1993 19.75
1994 19.06
1995 20.93
1996 15.83
1997 23.25
1998 19.90
1999 20.63
2000 21.37
2001 24.87
2002 25.40
2003 23.53
2004 24.96
2005 24.68
2006 24.43
2007 24.21
2008 23.13
2009 21.39
2010 20.32
2011 23.34
2012 22.43
2013 24.09
2014 23.84
2015 19.78
2016 17.69
2017 18.87
2018 16.84
2019 15.09
2020 11.29

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