France - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in France was 19.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 32.64 in 1982, while its lowest value was 19.29 in 2016.

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
1975 32.09
1976 30.14
1977 28.22
1978 28.07
1979 27.52
1980 27.31
1981 29.62
1982 32.64
1983 30.02
1984 28.59
1985 27.03
1986 25.53
1987 24.61
1988 26.38
1989 29.62
1990 28.08
1991 28.04
1992 26.91
1993 26.69
1994 28.36
1995 28.50
1996 27.44
1997 27.20
1998 26.57
1999 30.08
2000 28.80
2001 28.79
2002 28.21
2003 27.52
2004 28.71
2005 28.14
2006 27.76
2007 26.55
2008 25.46
2009 21.91
2010 23.48
2011 24.70
2012 23.23
2013 22.16
2014 20.54
2015 19.29
2016 19.29
2017 19.97
2018 19.73
2019 19.42
2020 19.78

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