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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in France was 17.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 26.33 in 1975, while its lowest value was 15.47 in 2018.

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 26.33
1976 25.97
1977 25.61
1978 23.97
1979 24.48
1980 24.07
1981 23.71
1982 24.42
1983 22.30
1984 21.79
1985 21.02
1986 20.66
1987 20.95
1988 22.76
1989 22.71
1990 20.93
1991 21.25
1992 19.73
1993 20.32
1994 21.06
1995 22.22
1996 22.14
1997 22.89
1998 22.66
1999 18.63
2000 19.21
2001 19.18
2002 18.54
2003 19.23
2004 21.30
2005 20.82
2006 22.27
2007 22.18
2008 21.67
2009 20.00
2010 21.34
2011 20.75
2012 20.18
2013 18.05
2014 17.56
2015 16.38
2016 15.54
2017 16.73
2018 15.47
2019 16.13
2020 17.13

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