Costa Rica - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Costa Rica was 33.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 58.25 in 1980, while its lowest value was 27.93 in 2000.

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
1977 54.32
1978 53.26
1979 54.72
1980 58.25
1981 55.53
1982 51.64
1983 49.80
1984 48.56
1985 48.74
1986 47.07
1987 43.21
1988 38.23
1989 38.79
1990 40.48
1991 41.77
1992 38.94
1993 41.68
1994 41.01
1995 40.56
1996 38.65
1997 37.50
1998 37.20
1999 38.36
2000 27.93
2001 31.95
2002 34.47
2003 39.83
2004 40.29
2005 39.68
2006 37.92
2007 38.46
2008 35.70
2009 37.79
2010 41.25
2011 43.33
2012 44.11
2013 42.05
2014 37.48
2015 32.69
2016 31.45
2017 29.16
2018 30.62
2019 29.18
2020 33.72

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Costa Rica was 6.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 27.10 in 1977, while its lowest value was 5.29 in 2017.

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
1977 27.10
1978 19.87
1979 21.19
1980 24.87
1981 19.50
1982 23.49
1983 21.29
1984 22.17
1985 18.02
1986 17.92
1987 16.91
1988 16.92
1989 16.15
1990 15.60
1991 15.23
1992 15.87
1993 14.22
1994 14.44
1995 11.92
1996 11.34
1997 13.07
1998 9.65
1999 6.92
2000 12.58
2001 12.27
2002 11.21
2003 10.44
2004 9.16
2005 8.77
2006 8.78
2007 8.98
2008 9.65
2009 9.65
2010 8.13
2011 8.37
2012 8.70
2013 7.78
2014 6.14
2015 6.45
2016 5.90
2017 5.29
2018 8.73
2019 7.80
2020 6.73

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments