South Africa - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in South Africa was 34.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 48.04 in 1960, while its lowest value was 31.62 in 1978.

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
1960 48.04
1961 45.35
1962 42.41
1963 44.26
1964 46.52
1965 46.93
1966 42.86
1967 42.23
1968 40.53
1969 42.32
1970 44.35
1971 44.10
1972 38.80
1973 41.19
1974 47.88
1975 41.42
1976 38.34
1977 31.80
1978 31.62
1979 35.49
1980 39.13
1981 44.52
1982 42.21
1983 37.06
1984 39.92
1985 43.34
1986 41.69
1987 39.14
1988 40.79
1989 43.56
1990 39.72
1991 42.37
1992 38.98
1993 35.90
1994 39.17
1995 38.65
1996 41.20
1997 41.51
1998 40.77
1999 41.37
2000 41.83
2001 40.51
2002 41.78
2003 39.54
2004 42.72
2005 43.85
2006 47.33
2007 46.97
2008 45.18
2009 39.07
2010 37.07
2011 40.36
2012 42.84
2013 42.52
2014 42.97
2015 39.80
2016 35.87
2017 36.71
2018 38.29
2019 37.83
2020 34.52

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