Saudi Arabia - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Saudi Arabia was 26.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 30.46 in 1977, while its lowest value was 7.15 in 1991.

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
1971 25.00
1972 27.49
1973 24.58
1974 22.92
1975 25.21
1976 27.85
1977 30.46
1978 26.13
1979 14.65
1980 17.08
1981 15.23
1982 16.01
1983 14.44
1984 14.08
1985 11.35
1986 9.06
1987 8.74
1988 11.78
1989 8.61
1990 10.25
1991 7.15
1992 8.43
1993 8.57
1994 9.91
1995 11.37
1996 8.91
1997 8.23
1998 13.21
1999 11.05
2000 8.89
2001 12.02
2002 12.01
2003 13.15
2004 12.94
2005 14.47
2006 11.33
2007 15.21
2008 20.81
2009 15.21
2010 16.57
2011 19.67
2012 24.34
2013 25.11
2014 19.82
2015 22.83
2016 23.27
2017 20.11
2018 18.72
2019 22.47
2020 26.47

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