Malaysia - Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Malaysia was 17.82 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 46.40 in 1988, while its lowest value was 10.98 in 2012.

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
1974 30.36
1975 29.66
1976 36.56
1977 38.13
1978 40.72
1979 41.87
1980 41.60
1981 40.15
1982 33.92
1983 35.40
1984 37.85
1985 35.69
1986 42.40
1987 45.88
1988 46.40
1989 39.28
1990 31.04
1991 31.76
1992 31.93
1993 25.16
1994 20.08
1995 21.25
1996 18.65
1997 18.19
1998 19.72
1999 20.61
2000 19.95
2001 18.86
2002 19.13
2003 20.28
2004 18.46
2005 20.53
2006 19.70
2007 24.57
2008 22.00
2009 15.58
2010 14.07
2011 13.03
2012 10.98
2013 11.08
2014 11.35
2015 12.02
2016 11.68
2017 12.08
2018 12.64
2019 12.75
2020 14.74
2021 17.82

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