Papua New Guinea - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Papua New Guinea was 19.38 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 61.47 in 1978, while its lowest value was 16.46 in 1993.

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
1976 50.99
1977 58.25
1978 61.47
1979 60.28
1980 60.38
1981 53.45
1982 51.36
1983 51.95
1984 47.80
1985 49.93
1986 49.61
1987 48.71
1988 45.67
1989 41.61
1990 34.77
1991 25.59
1992 18.22
1993 16.46
1994 28.67
1995 25.18
1996 23.11
1997 24.00
1998 20.26
1999 24.86
2000 21.09
2001 26.12
2002 22.55
2003 26.27
2004 27.18
2005 23.87
2006 23.97
2007 25.11
2008 29.49
2009 23.98
2010 21.40
2011 21.80
2012 20.81
2013 19.35
2014 23.16
2015 30.32
2016 26.41
2017 23.26
2018 19.38

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Papua New Guinea was 3.75 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 41.80 in 1978, while its lowest value was 2.98 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
1976 14.58
1977 33.58
1978 41.80
1979 33.34
1980 33.82
1981 20.30
1982 23.89
1983 28.14
1984 21.70
1985 29.69
1986 30.41
1987 24.34
1988 17.50
1989 17.86
1990 10.77
1991 5.39
1992 7.11
1993 8.27
1994 15.88
1995 10.80
1996 7.81
1997 5.49
1998 3.61
1999 4.33
2000 4.87
2001 7.48
2002 2.98
2003 7.16
2004 10.31
2005 10.32
2006 6.86
2007 8.06
2008 7.14
2009 7.42
2010 6.74
2011 8.52
2012 14.73
2013 14.89
2014 9.42
2015 11.79
2016 17.36
2017 14.36
2018 3.75

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments