Papua New Guinea - Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Papua New Guinea was 3.75 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 41.80 in 1978, while its lowest value was 2.98 in 2002.

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
1976 14.58
1977 33.58
1978 41.80
1979 33.34
1980 33.82
1981 20.30
1982 23.89
1983 28.14
1984 21.70
1985 29.69
1986 30.41
1987 24.34
1988 17.50
1989 17.86
1990 10.77
1991 5.39
1992 7.11
1993 8.27
1994 15.88
1995 10.80
1996 7.81
1997 5.49
1998 3.61
1999 4.33
2000 4.87
2001 7.48
2002 2.98
2003 7.16
2004 10.31
2005 10.32
2006 6.86
2007 8.06
2008 7.14
2009 7.42
2010 6.74
2011 8.52
2012 14.73
2013 14.89
2014 9.42
2015 11.79
2016 17.36
2017 14.36
2018 3.75

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