Tunisia - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Tunisia was 50.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 57.35 in 2008, while its lowest value was 31.67 in 1993.

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
1976 48.11
1977 53.33
1978 50.92
1979 55.86
1980 51.11
1981 51.22
1982 47.89
1983 44.98
1984 42.15
1985 37.95
1986 34.21
1987 38.00
1988 40.28
1989 43.09
1990 41.45
1991 41.26
1992 36.72
1993 31.67
1994 34.06
1995 41.67
1996 41.87
1997 42.62
1998 49.30
1999 48.85
2000 46.82
2001 48.48
2002 47.35
2003 49.77
2004 52.07
2005 52.54
2006 52.29
2007 53.84
2008 57.35
2009 51.68
2010 49.31
2011 50.94
2012 51.05
2013 50.73
2014 48.79
2015 44.69
2016 42.94
2017 44.56
2018 45.83
2019 46.65
2020 50.00

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