IDA total - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in IDA total was 40.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 51.50 in 1978, while its lowest value was 35.81 in 2019.

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 46.26
1978 51.50
1979 48.08
1980 45.23
1981 47.78
1982 46.07
1983 46.25
1984 47.31
1985 46.36
1986 45.92
1987 44.70
1988 46.14
1989 45.79
1990 45.53
1991 44.54
1992 45.98
1993 40.95
1994 41.25
1995 41.03
1996 39.60
1997 42.95
1998 42.40
1999 42.76
2000 44.09
2001 43.39
2002 41.89
2003 42.48
2004 44.77
2005 43.63
2006 36.97
2007 39.43
2008 42.61
2009 42.61
2010 45.80
2011 44.16
2012 45.15
2013 45.27
2014 44.48
2015 45.00
2016 45.19
2017 40.84
2018 37.17
2019 35.81
2020 40.16

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