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

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Uruguay was 25.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 53.15 in 1996, while its lowest value was 18.89 in 1983.

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
1978 34.27
1979 34.46
1980 31.81
1981 32.39
1982 20.24
1983 18.89
1984 25.01
1985 23.55
1986 28.00
1987 30.48
1988 28.09
1989 34.55
1990 44.59
1991 51.69
1992 50.91
1993 48.46
1994 43.66
1995 43.88
1996 53.15
1997 47.93
1998 41.00
1999 39.49
2000 45.31
2001 44.76
2002 43.76
2003 42.39
2004 45.50
2005 45.04
2006 46.05
2007 48.82
2008 42.20
2009 40.44
2010 43.98
2011 39.66
2012 32.16
2013 27.83
2014 30.54
2015 28.90
2016 25.92
2017 25.37
2018 27.20
2019 24.19
2020 25.50

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