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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Middle income was 21.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 31.59 in 1982, while its lowest value was 15.63 in 2000.

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 31.59
1983 31.23
1984 31.13
1985 30.53
1986 27.87
1987 27.55
1988 26.98
1989 24.01
1990 23.49
1991 22.43
1992 21.29
1993 19.64
1994 21.84
1995 21.45
1996 19.81
1997 15.84
1998 15.81
1999 15.83
2000 15.63
2001 15.87
2002 15.94
2003 19.12
2004 19.35
2005 20.63
2006 20.97
2007 20.98
2008 21.30
2009 18.77
2010 19.65
2011 19.60
2012 19.66
2013 19.91
2014 19.74
2015 18.79
2016 18.27
2017 18.35
2018 18.46
2019 18.22
2020 21.05

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