Malawi - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Malawi was 24.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 86.80 in 1977, while its lowest value was 21.76 in 2004.

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 86.80
1978 81.23
1979 79.01
1980 81.71
1981 81.38
1982 79.98
1983 79.02
1984 81.83
1985 81.63
1986 79.49
1987 82.34
1988 83.23
1989 84.06
1990 81.78
1991 77.55
1992 81.29
1993 84.72
1994 71.95
1995 66.80
1996 58.52
1997 52.52
1998 60.60
1999 60.38
2000 52.75
2001 57.40
2002 50.10
2003 25.61
2004 21.76
2005 27.23
2006 27.71
2007 24.81
2008 28.05
2009 33.59
2010 35.79
2011 36.56
2012 26.39
2013 23.77
2014 23.87
2015 25.26
2016 26.42
2017 26.28
2018 24.97
2019 25.16
2020 24.53

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