High income - Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in High income was 15.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 34.23 in 1976, while its lowest value was 15.46 in 2020.

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
1976 34.23
1977 32.54
1978 30.83
1979 32.74
1980 32.81
1981 31.61
1982 29.75
1983 28.67
1984 28.43
1985 27.88
1986 25.72
1987 25.23
1988 26.43
1989 26.81
1990 25.93
1991 24.90
1992 23.61
1993 23.72
1994 23.70
1995 23.97
1996 23.81
1997 23.71
1998 23.27
1999 22.38
2000 22.69
2001 22.53
2002 21.97
2003 21.66
2004 22.25
2005 22.09
2006 21.76
2007 21.76
2008 22.77
2009 19.66
2010 21.08
2011 20.37
2012 19.95
2013 18.68
2014 18.03
2015 17.15
2016 16.03
2017 16.30
2018 16.36
2019 16.02
2020 15.46

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