Which has higher transport services, Iceland or Sri Lanka?

Iceland, at 26.8% against 26.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sri Lanka?

35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.

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.

Iceland vs Sri Lanka: Transport services

Iceland

26.8%

in 2025

Sri Lanka

26.0%

in 2024

Iceland rank

52nd

Sri Lanka rank

54th

Transport services over time

Iceland
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 26.8% against 26.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	55.7%	25.5%	30.2%	Iceland
1980s	46.8%	27.1%	19.6%	Iceland
1990s	38.9%	37.4%	1.5%	Iceland
2000s	39.2%	45.7%	6.6%	Sri Lanka
2010s	35.7%	36.3%	0.6%	Sri Lanka
2020s	26.9%	28.0%	1.1%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Iceland or Sri Lanka?: Iceland, at 26.8% against 26.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in transport services between Iceland and Sri Lanka?: 0.8%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sri Lanka?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Sri Lanka rank globally for transport services?: Iceland ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 54th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.