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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Maldives was 5.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 73.99 in 1980, while its lowest value was 1.83 in 2007.

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 34.20
1978 14.46
1979 66.37
1980 73.99
1981 67.55
1982 58.85
1983 56.22
1984 38.60
1985 32.62
1986 22.50
1987 21.90
1988 15.30
1989 12.73
1990 9.76
1991 9.14
1992 6.47
1993 6.35
1994 6.14
1995 7.32
1996 6.46
1997 6.34
1998 6.72
1999 6.87
2000 5.80
2001 5.54
2002 4.76
2003 4.66
2004 4.59
2005 6.82
2006 4.71
2007 1.83
2008 2.47
2009 2.37
2010 2.21
2011 4.51
2012 6.92
2013 6.74
2014 7.16
2015 8.32
2016 9.45
2017 5.89
2018 4.46
2019 4.44
2020 5.51

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