Kiribati - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Kiribati was 52.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 90.61 in 1980, while its lowest value was 39.98 in 2017.

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
1979 89.44
1980 90.61
1981 87.70
1982 87.02
1983 85.81
1984 87.87
1985 66.43
1986 60.70
1987 60.11
1988 58.65
1989 58.52
1990 62.63
1991 54.37
1992 62.36
1993 56.95
1994 58.41
2006 46.01
2007 48.68
2008 51.65
2009 44.85
2010 47.45
2011 46.64
2012 49.00
2013 45.09
2014 48.88
2015 50.77
2016 41.84
2017 39.98
2018 40.86
2019 41.92
2020 52.42

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Kiribati was 0.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 66.29 in 1981, while its lowest value was 0.85 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
1979 48.62
1980 61.13
1981 66.29
1982 61.66
1983 59.16
1984 55.85
1985 34.58
1986 33.12
1987 37.25
1988 41.77
1989 37.44
1990 38.27
1991 13.18
1992 17.07
1993 20.22
1994 11.69
2006 5.11
2007 8.11
2008 11.10
2009 8.18
2010 10.62
2011 12.05
2012 16.91
2013 27.03
2014 18.66
2015 13.09
2016 10.78
2017 16.80
2018 21.72
2019 11.29
2020 0.85

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments