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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in South Africa was 16.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 27.59 in 1979, while its lowest value was 13.29 in 2018.

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 18.99
1961 19.02
1962 17.71
1963 17.13
1964 17.65
1965 18.38
1966 19.63
1967 17.38
1968 18.81
1969 20.99
1970 20.00
1971 20.67
1972 22.40
1973 24.48
1974 24.59
1975 20.36
1976 23.25
1977 23.74
1978 25.03
1979 27.59
1980 26.34
1981 24.39
1982 24.02
1983 21.93
1984 21.92
1985 26.29
1986 25.54
1987 23.10
1988 23.99
1989 23.87
1990 22.00
1991 21.39
1992 25.69
1993 24.69
1994 24.55
1995 23.67
1996 20.26
1997 20.48
1998 20.55
1999 21.04
2000 23.57
2001 24.14
2002 22.57
2003 17.20
2004 17.23
2005 17.08
2006 17.40
2007 18.74
2008 19.09
2009 18.26
2010 19.25
2011 19.22
2012 17.62
2013 18.29
2014 17.71
2015 16.03
2016 14.70
2017 14.19
2018 13.29
2019 14.08
2020 16.05

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