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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Eswatini was 0.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 36.58 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.28 in 2012.

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
1974 1.28
1975 2.65
1976 2.19
1977 2.32
1978 1.14
1979 26.10
1980 36.58
1981 34.60
1982 33.28
1983 33.25
1984 21.37
1985 23.34
1986 26.48
1987 24.14
1988 30.13
1989 29.91
1990 23.20
1991 22.56
1992 25.37
1993 25.35
1994 19.60
1995 17.98
1996 20.90
1997 21.90
1998 21.72
1999 31.38
2000 6.48
2001 10.28
2002 8.20
2003 4.42
2004 5.93
2005 5.02
2006 3.63
2007 1.79
2008 3.56
2009 3.55
2010 8.22
2011 0.83
2012 0.28
2013 0.63
2014 1.22
2015 0.36
2016 0.47
2017 0.72
2018 1.01
2019 1.49
2020 0.78

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