São Tomé and Principe - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in São Tomé and Principe was 42.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 83.15 in 2009, while its lowest value was 30.45 in 2019.

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 63.93
1975 60.27
1976 60.30
1977 72.17
1978 75.79
1979 73.18
1980 70.34
1981 69.78
1982 70.60
1983 65.44
1984 70.57
1985 72.41
1986 75.51
1987 64.92
1988 66.95
1989 61.44
1990 60.12
1997 44.25
1998 47.70
1999 48.94
2000 51.68
2001 54.17
2002 56.64
2003 59.14
2004 58.98
2005 78.83
2006 76.54
2007 72.91
2008 80.69
2009 83.15
2010 81.14
2011 76.96
2012 81.64
2013 42.78
2014 30.76
2015 36.55
2016 38.28
2017 37.17
2018 32.12
2019 30.45
2020 42.96

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