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

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Oman was 33.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 59.10 in 1978, while its lowest value was 31.64 in 2006.

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 53.30
1975 58.54
1976 56.56
1977 56.21
1978 59.10
1979 54.71
1980 34.13
1981 34.98
1982 36.84
1983 34.32
1984 39.25
1985 42.48
1986 33.54
1987 36.97
1988 40.30
1989 39.11
1990 36.58
1991 32.52
1992 39.29
1993 44.55
1994 41.90
1995 41.76
1996 33.88
1997 31.77
1998 37.12
1999 34.98
2000 36.79
2001 39.45
2002 41.08
2003 31.86
2004 33.99
2005 33.40
2006 31.64
2007 33.79
2008 43.19
2009 38.23
2010 41.89
2011 40.19
2012 41.70
2013 44.96
2014 39.95
2015 38.62
2016 35.77
2017 37.88
2018 38.58
2019 36.09
2020 33.00

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