Lebanon - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Lebanon was 19.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 20.19 in 2011, while its lowest value was 13.67 in 2018.

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
2002 14.04
2003 13.91
2004 14.94
2005 16.88
2006 17.19
2007 17.22
2008 14.44
2009 15.38
2010 14.08
2011 20.19
2012 19.88
2013 18.09
2014 17.06
2015 17.84
2016 15.92
2017 14.83
2018 13.67
2019 14.22
2020 19.36

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Lebanon was 2.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 9.10 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2002.

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
2002 0.00
2003 4.30
2004 5.34
2005 4.03
2006 4.08
2007 4.54
2008 2.83
2009 2.27
2010 4.05
2011 8.19
2012 7.59
2013 7.29
2014 8.71
2015 9.10
2016 7.66
2017 8.61
2018 7.39
2019 5.37
2020 2.48

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments