Japan - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Japan was 14.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 30.90 in 2007, while its lowest value was 14.23 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
1996 24.08
1997 23.54
1998 23.51
1999 24.49
2000 28.10
2001 28.14
2002 26.91
2003 27.87
2004 28.50
2005 29.05
2006 30.29
2007 30.90
2008 30.15
2009 26.04
2010 28.22
2011 28.16
2012 29.97
2013 27.50
2014 23.83
2015 22.98
2016 20.46
2017 20.75
2018 19.03
2019 15.60
2020 14.23

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Japan was 12.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 37.46 in 1999, while its lowest value was 12.51 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
1996 31.63
1997 31.29
1998 33.91
1999 37.46
2000 36.83
2001 37.06
2002 36.41
2003 34.04
2004 32.86
2005 35.06
2006 34.43
2007 34.56
2008 33.21
2009 26.14
2010 31.43
2011 29.64
2012 31.35
2013 29.21
2014 24.17
2015 21.76
2016 18.05
2017 18.28
2018 14.91
2019 12.51
2020 12.89

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments