Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: Transport services
Transport services over time
- Cape Verde
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 10.8% against 10.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 124th and Sierra Leone ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.0% | 36.8% | 23.3% | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 19.9% | 51.6% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 45.8% | 14.7% | 31.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 25.7% | 9.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 22.3% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 16.0% | 1.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?
- Cape Verde, at 10.8% against 10.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 0.6%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for transport services?
- Cape Verde ranks 124th and Sierra Leone ranks 127th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.