Sri Lanka - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Sri Lanka was 47.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 69.23 in 2011, while its lowest value was 36.96 in 2019.

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 68.09
1976 66.60
1977 67.90
1978 60.56
1979 66.26
1980 60.44
1981 55.86
1982 53.08
1983 55.75
1984 54.82
1985 57.62
1986 55.77
1987 56.15
1988 57.51
1989 59.95
1990 62.28
1991 57.57
1992 59.21
1993 56.42
1994 55.43
1995 56.60
1996 57.32
1997 58.42
1998 58.37
1999 57.89
2000 60.44
2001 48.29
2002 55.58
2003 57.27
2004 59.47
2005 60.68
2006 61.10
2007 62.00
2008 65.38
2009 61.42
2010 65.14
2011 69.23
2012 46.18
2013 39.43
2014 39.24
2015 38.77
2016 37.99
2017 38.18
2018 37.69
2019 36.96
2020 47.81

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