South Asia - Transport services

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in South Asia was 22.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 69.16 in 1975, while its lowest value was 21.45 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.

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1975
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Year Value
1975 69.16
1976 60.46
1977 61.17
1978 63.18
1979 61.09
1980 61.32
1981 60.92
1982 60.72
1983 57.62
1984 58.93
1985 57.55
1986 55.35
1987 55.45
1988 55.86
1989 56.42
1990 57.10
1991 54.93
1992 57.80
1993 58.12
1994 55.53
1995 54.72
1996 56.19
1997 57.00
1998 52.20
1999 45.73
2000 49.74
2001 47.01
2002 47.00
2003 42.48
2004 40.67
2005 44.41
2006 43.41
2007 45.13
2008 33.00
2009 28.75
2010 25.71
2011 28.30
2012 26.15
2013 25.48
2014 27.48
2015 26.30
2016 21.54
2017 21.47
2018 21.45
2019 23.18
2020 22.13

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in South Asia was 10.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 35.80 in 1975, while its lowest value was 10.15 in 2017.

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:

1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
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Year Value
1975 35.80
1976 33.13
1977 27.98
1978 22.79
1979 23.88
1980 19.80
1981 21.36
1982 21.12
1983 18.72
1984 20.74
1985 20.90
1986 21.17
1987 23.40
1988 24.36
1989 24.33
1990 26.48
1991 26.16
1992 27.45
1993 28.09
1994 30.16
1995 28.91
1996 28.14
1997 24.65
1998 19.66
1999 17.05
2000 17.89
2001 18.23
2002 17.48
2003 16.69
2004 14.88
2005 14.20
2006 13.84
2007 12.78
2008 13.01
2009 12.98
2010 12.26
2011 13.86
2012 13.06
2013 12.57
2014 12.82
2015 10.39
2016 10.62
2017 10.15
2018 10.20
2019 10.57
2020 10.65

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments