Zambia - Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Zambia was 8.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 73.49 in 1988, while its lowest value was 2.49 in 2005.

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 68.23
1979 68.74
1980 56.80
1981 51.57
1982 55.05
1983 56.49
1984 61.06
1985 67.11
1986 60.64
1987 64.99
1988 73.49
1989 71.40
1990 60.96
1991 58.99
1997 64.25
1998 58.20
1999 47.84
2000 37.04
2001 37.28
2002 34.77
2003 25.82
2004 20.79
2005 2.49
2006 4.27
2007 4.08
2008 4.87
2009 4.96
2010 7.84
2011 7.89
2012 5.76
2013 8.54
2014 7.18
2015 5.07
2016 4.32
2017 5.64
2018 5.64
2019 4.21
2020 8.31

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