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

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Germany was 19.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 27.59 in 1976, while its lowest value was 12.79 in 1973.

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
1971 15.47
1972 13.97
1973 12.79
1974 14.42
1975 14.11
1976 27.59
1977 26.51
1978 26.10
1979 26.92
1980 22.41
1981 24.46
1982 22.42
1983 23.02
1984 25.09
1985 24.58
1986 22.42
1987 21.35
1988 21.46
1989 21.34
1990 21.34
1991 20.95
1992 19.64
1993 18.95
1994 18.68
1995 18.52
1996 18.52
1997 18.37
1998 18.59
1999 17.39
2000 18.51
2001 17.96
2002 20.15
2003 20.11
2004 21.55
2005 21.76
2006 23.32
2007 24.48
2008 25.85
2009 21.92
2010 25.30
2011 24.05
2012 23.68
2013 22.38
2014 21.07
2015 20.67
2016 19.52
2017 18.91
2018 19.20
2019 18.54
2020 19.41

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