IDA total - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in IDA total was 40.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 51.50 in 1978, while its lowest value was 35.81 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
1977 46.26
1978 51.50
1979 48.08
1980 45.23
1981 47.78
1982 46.07
1983 46.25
1984 47.31
1985 46.36
1986 45.92
1987 44.70
1988 46.14
1989 45.79
1990 45.53
1991 44.54
1992 45.98
1993 40.95
1994 41.25
1995 41.03
1996 39.60
1997 42.95
1998 42.40
1999 42.76
2000 44.09
2001 43.39
2002 41.89
2003 42.48
2004 44.77
2005 43.63
2006 36.97
2007 39.43
2008 42.61
2009 42.61
2010 45.80
2011 44.16
2012 45.15
2013 45.27
2014 44.48
2015 45.00
2016 45.19
2017 40.84
2018 37.17
2019 35.81
2020 40.16

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in IDA total was 25.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 43.10 in 1979, while its lowest value was 18.38 in 2003.

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
1977 34.00
1978 38.62
1979 43.10
1980 41.79
1981 34.87
1982 34.14
1983 32.23
1984 32.91
1985 30.68
1986 28.47
1987 27.32
1988 28.01
1989 25.18
1990 25.70
1991 26.81
1992 25.28
1993 24.50
1994 24.99
1995 23.48
1996 22.41
1997 22.85
1998 22.13
1999 21.79
2000 19.86
2001 20.41
2002 18.59
2003 18.38
2004 19.31
2005 22.27
2006 23.60
2007 19.52
2008 20.10
2009 19.06
2010 21.53
2011 23.97
2012 23.85
2013 24.72
2014 23.62
2015 22.77
2016 21.39
2017 20.32
2018 20.64
2019 20.91
2020 25.95

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments