Maldives - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Maldives was 28.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 94.32 in 1979, while its lowest value was 21.56 in 2016.

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 90.00
1978 90.00
1979 94.32
1980 89.95
1981 86.32
1982 84.78
1983 84.09
1984 80.85
1985 64.30
1986 56.91
1987 58.22
1988 59.10
1989 54.35
1990 51.73
1991 45.84
1992 47.96
1993 38.17
1994 46.97
1995 47.28
1996 45.37
1997 46.85
1998 46.62
1999 47.49
2000 48.83
2001 48.14
2002 46.75
2003 48.93
2004 50.85
2005 44.37
2006 49.95
2007 44.29
2008 41.64
2009 33.84
2010 33.61
2011 30.15
2012 28.03
2013 25.15
2014 26.28
2015 24.48
2016 21.56
2017 26.53
2018 30.21
2019 28.61
2020 28.53

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