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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in South Asia was 10.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 35.80 in 1975, while its lowest value was 10.15 in 2017.

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 35.80
1976 33.13
1977 27.98
1978 22.79
1979 23.88
1980 19.80
1981 21.36
1982 21.12
1983 18.72
1984 20.74
1985 20.90
1986 21.17
1987 23.40
1988 24.36
1989 24.33
1990 26.48
1991 26.16
1992 27.45
1993 28.09
1994 30.16
1995 28.91
1996 28.14
1997 24.65
1998 19.66
1999 17.05
2000 17.89
2001 18.23
2002 17.48
2003 16.69
2004 14.88
2005 14.20
2006 13.84
2007 12.78
2008 13.01
2009 12.98
2010 12.26
2011 13.86
2012 13.06
2013 12.57
2014 12.82
2015 10.39
2016 10.62
2017 10.15
2018 10.20
2019 10.57
2020 10.65

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