Solomon Islands - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Solomon Islands was 20.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 62.39 in 1999, while its lowest value was 2.64 in 1994.

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
1975 52.80
1976 51.08
1977 48.75
1978 36.71
1979 50.00
1980 41.12
1981 36.22
1982 39.97
1983 40.79
1984 36.83
1985 36.85
1986 27.40
1987 31.70
1988 29.30
1989 29.41
1990 25.37
1991 25.80
1992 23.62
1993 3.15
1994 2.64
1995 5.08
1996 3.84
1997 5.40
1998 15.65
1999 62.39
2000 48.97
2001 42.69
2002 43.10
2003 41.21
2004 45.35
2005 52.87
2006 37.19
2007 36.33
2008 35.08
2009 33.89
2010 23.94
2011 26.86
2012 24.64
2013 25.25
2014 29.52
2015 31.34
2016 26.45
2017 25.19
2018 28.54
2019 20.09
2020 20.55

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Solomon Islands was 31.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 36.51 in 2006, while its lowest value was 2.18 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 18.80
1983 17.24
1984 24.79
1985 17.99
1986 11.72
1987 10.68
1988 6.99
1989 7.07
1990 9.83
1991 12.24
1992 10.05
1993 5.47
1994 5.11
1995 3.30
1996 3.85
1997 3.67
1998 3.17
1999 8.55
2000 2.18
2001 8.55
2002 6.52
2003 7.94
2004 3.62
2005 19.24
2006 36.51
2007 31.86
2008 14.23
2009 23.34
2010 35.02
2011 17.19
2012 22.97
2013 23.49
2014 18.94
2015 25.19
2016 27.25
2017 26.45
2018 26.49
2019 24.06
2020 31.76

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments