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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Ghana was 6.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 79.84 in 1983, while its lowest value was 5.05 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
1975 63.54
1976 61.33
1977 56.66
1978 62.91
1979 37.12
1980 33.57
1981 24.30
1982 34.16
1983 79.84
1984 73.29
1985 70.26
1986 53.62
1987 40.15
1988 44.46
1989 44.75
1990 44.91
1991 48.05
1992 37.56
1993 54.39
1994 54.10
1995 54.14
1996 53.15
1997 52.73
1998 20.61
1999 20.27
2000 19.50
2001 19.48
2002 20.66
2003 19.72
2004 19.48
2005 13.19
2006 14.71
2007 17.10
2008 13.30
2009 18.24
2010 24.62
2011 27.24
2012 28.53
2013 28.38
2014 30.13
2015 7.45
2016 12.78
2017 7.16
2018 5.98
2019 5.05
2020 6.80

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