High income - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in High income was 17.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 37.79 in 1976, while its lowest value was 17.85 in 2020.

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
1976 37.79
1977 36.81
1978 35.44
1979 34.52
1980 34.13
1981 33.78
1982 32.09
1983 31.44
1984 31.05
1985 30.70
1986 29.16
1987 28.86
1988 29.57
1989 30.10
1990 28.43
1991 27.42
1992 26.48
1993 26.76
1994 27.53
1995 27.76
1996 26.58
1997 26.71
1998 25.69
1999 23.96
2000 24.76
2001 24.26
2002 23.40
2003 23.54
2004 24.21
2005 23.69
2006 23.48
2007 23.74
2008 24.12
2009 20.70
2010 22.34
2011 22.62
2012 22.56
2013 21.64
2014 20.75
2015 19.86
2016 18.76
2017 18.75
2018 19.26
2019 18.44
2020 17.85

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