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

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Turkey was 38.50 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 56.05 in 1981, while its lowest value was 20.68 in 2015.

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
1974 45.27
1975 49.27
1976 43.83
1977 34.88
1978 50.71
1979 52.81
1980 50.49
1981 56.05
1982 30.08
1983 27.29
1984 35.34
1985 37.06
1986 38.17
1987 36.46
1988 29.77
1989 27.10
1990 29.31
1991 26.82
1992 26.90
1993 30.24
1994 25.20
1995 28.11
1996 27.09
1997 21.98
1998 24.88
1999 24.28
2000 31.24
2001 34.81
2002 32.64
2003 36.55
2004 42.60
2005 43.06
2006 38.72
2007 43.82
2008 44.52
2009 37.99
2010 41.00
2011 41.15
2012 42.51
2013 24.92
2014 22.48
2015 20.68
2016 27.33
2017 28.92
2018 33.22
2019 33.41
2020 33.72
2021 38.50

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