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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Germany was 17.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 30.24 in 1977, while its lowest value was 12.92 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 13.77
1972 13.02
1973 12.92
1974 13.90
1975 14.98
1976 30.15
1977 30.24
1978 28.41
1979 29.82
1980 29.20
1981 30.06
1982 28.50
1983 27.55
1984 27.75
1985 27.17
1986 25.50
1987 24.54
1988 25.85
1989 25.27
1990 26.28
1991 22.40
1992 23.05
1993 23.57
1994 24.38
1995 23.24
1996 23.63
1997 22.76
1998 22.29
1999 22.48
2000 22.17
2001 23.04
2002 21.67
2003 20.46
2004 20.82
2005 22.95
2006 22.73
2007 23.67
2008 24.99
2009 22.24
2010 24.10
2011 23.36
2012 22.19
2013 21.86
2014 20.38
2015 20.13
2016 18.84
2017 19.22
2018 19.53
2019 19.58
2020 17.03

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