Which has higher transport services, Argentina or Brazil?

Brazil, at 20.6% against 20.4% in Argentina as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?

50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Brazil: Transport services

Argentina

20.4%

in 2025

Brazil

20.6%

in 2025

Argentina rank

144th

Brazil rank

143rd

Transport services over time

Argentina
Brazil

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 20.6% against 20.4% in Argentina, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Brazil ahead.

Argentina ranks 144th and Brazil ranks 143rd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1970s	39.8%	54.2%	14.4%	Brazil
1980s	34.0%	49.5%	15.5%	Brazil
1990s	29.9%	38.8%	8.9%	Brazil
2000s	24.7%	28.7%	4.0%	Brazil
2010s	23.1%	19.0%	4.1%	Argentina
2020s	23.5%	24.8%	1.3%	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Argentina or Brazil?: Brazil, at 20.6% against 20.4% in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in transport services between Argentina and Brazil?: 0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for transport services?: Argentina ranks 144th and Brazil ranks 143rd of 197 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 imports, 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 imports, BoP)
Unit: % of service imports, BoP
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 9,663 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.