European Union vs Turkey: Transport services

European Union
16.6%
in 2025
Turkey
35.0%
in 2024
European Union rank
24th
Turkey rank
27th

Transport services over time

  • European Union
  • Turkey
1020304050197419992025

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 35.0% against 16.6% in European Union, a difference of 18.4%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 2.1 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 30.7% 31.9% 1.1% Turkey
1980s 28.7% 25.4% 3.3% European Union
1990s 23.9% 14.6% 9.3% European Union
2000s 22.8% 18.5% 4.3% European Union
2010s 19.8% 32.1% 12.3% Turkey
2020s 18.6% 37.6% 19.0% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, European Union or Turkey?
Turkey, at 35.0% against 16.6% in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between European Union and Turkey?
18.4%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Turkey?
42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do European Union and Turkey rank globally for transport services?
European Union ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 27th of 45 groups.
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

Indicator
Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)
Unit
% of service exports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,461 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.