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

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in Switzerland was 11.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 18.75 in 1980, while its lowest value was 9.68 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 18.12
1978 17.66
1979 18.38
1980 18.75
1981 18.60
1982 17.81
1983 15.26
1984 15.14
1985 15.03
1986 12.64
1987 11.55
1988 11.47
1989 16.17
1990 16.30
1991 16.34
1992 15.63
1993 15.30
1994 14.81
1995 15.06
1996 15.42
1997 16.85
1998 16.63
1999 15.28
2000 16.60
2001 17.08
2002 13.22
2003 12.60
2004 13.12
2005 12.25
2006 12.54
2007 12.72
2008 13.42
2009 11.97
2010 11.52
2011 11.31
2012 12.06
2013 12.38
2014 12.24
2015 10.57
2016 9.68
2017 10.74
2018 11.19
2019 11.27
2020 11.13

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