Middle income - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Middle income was 26.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 44.58 in 1982, while its lowest value was 23.18 in 2016.

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
1982 44.58
1983 44.08
1984 43.58
1985 41.68
1986 41.50
1987 42.42
1988 42.84
1989 43.65
1990 43.19
1991 42.45
1992 40.71
1993 38.52
1994 36.78
1995 36.57
1996 34.76
1997 32.09
1998 31.92
1999 32.51
2000 33.29
2001 32.20
2002 31.32
2003 32.12
2004 33.44
2005 34.88
2006 34.99
2007 34.74
2008 33.37
2009 29.42
2010 30.46
2011 30.78
2012 30.02
2013 28.16
2014 25.84
2015 24.13
2016 23.18
2017 23.67
2018 24.31
2019 24.14
2020 26.82

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