Lower middle income - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Lower middle income was 27.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 46.11 in 1983, while its lowest value was 26.53 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 38.21
1978 37.83
1979 41.62
1980 44.81
1981 45.89
1982 45.57
1983 46.11
1984 45.70
1985 42.45
1986 42.11
1987 42.54
1988 44.36
1989 44.88
1990 45.65
1991 45.65
1992 43.51
1993 39.39
1994 36.88
1995 38.81
1996 37.35
1997 35.05
1998 35.77
1999 36.13
2000 36.37
2001 34.19
2002 35.55
2003 35.83
2004 36.17
2005 38.74
2006 38.42
2007 38.99
2008 35.18
2009 30.85
2010 30.84
2011 32.06
2012 32.65
2013 31.47
2014 31.91
2015 30.01
2016 28.17
2017 26.83
2018 27.02
2019 26.53
2020 27.43

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Lower middle income was 15.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 31.00 in 1981, while its lowest value was 14.63 in 2018.

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
1981 31.00
1982 30.62
1983 29.03
1984 29.95
1985 28.12
1986 26.62
1987 26.48
1988 26.43
1989 23.50
1990 22.77
1991 23.18
1992 21.81
1993 21.39
1994 24.71
1995 23.05
1996 22.71
1997 21.01
1998 21.98
1999 21.39
2000 20.44
2001 21.01
2002 22.17
2003 21.85
2004 20.28
2005 21.08
2006 20.52
2007 19.15
2008 19.51
2009 18.67
2010 18.73
2011 19.67
2012 18.94
2013 18.54
2014 18.18
2015 16.49
2016 15.94
2017 15.07
2018 14.63
2019 14.71
2020 15.10

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments