Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 40.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 51.80 in 1979, while its lowest value was 39.79 in 2006.

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 51.57
1979 51.80
1980 50.06
1981 47.20
1982 45.43
1983 44.58
1984 48.35
1985 46.65
1986 46.73
1987 44.34
1988 45.12
1989 45.16
1990 46.25
1991 43.29
1992 43.90
1993 40.54
1994 42.15
1995 42.11
1996 40.51
1997 44.63
1998 42.41
1999 44.30
2000 46.36
2001 46.44
2002 43.88
2003 46.17
2004 43.52
2005 43.89
2006 39.79
2007 42.41
2008 46.70
2009 43.54
2010 46.29
2011 46.38
2012 46.68
2013 45.61
2014 43.73
2015 43.50
2016 43.35
2017 42.94
2018 41.92
2019 40.67
2020 40.15

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