Singapore vs World: Transport services
Singapore
32.0%
in 2025
World
14.5%
in 2025
Singapore rank
33rd
World rank
33rd
Transport services over time
- Singapore
- World
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 32.0% against 14.5% in World, a difference of 17.5%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was World ahead.
Singapore ranks 33rd and World ranks 33rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 4 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 27.6% | 7.4% | World |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 23.2% | 3.5% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 21.4% | 20.4% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 18.2% | 14.1% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 17.0% | 17.6% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Singapore or World?
- Singapore, at 32.0% against 14.5% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Singapore and World?
- 17.5%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and World rank globally for transport services?
- Singapore ranks 33rd and World ranks 33rd 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.