Fragile and conflict affected situations - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 36.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 37.42 in 2005, while its lowest value was 27.61 in 2019.

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
2005 37.42
2006 31.93
2007 33.47
2008 33.88
2009 35.01
2010 36.04
2011 34.02
2012 37.06
2013 35.07
2014 33.56
2015 33.47
2016 33.41
2017 29.22
2018 28.43
2019 27.61
2020 36.21

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 19.82 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 22.26 in 2015, while its lowest value was 12.30 in 2003.

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
2002 12.93
2003 12.30
2004 14.27
2005 18.10
2006 20.22
2007 17.25
2008 16.54
2009 14.70
2010 16.77
2011 18.41
2012 19.60
2013 19.27
2014 20.27
2015 22.26
2016 19.54
2017 18.22
2018 20.05
2019 19.82

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments