Which has higher transport services, Brazil or Portugal?

Portugal, at 21.2% against 20.6% in Brazil as of 2024.

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

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 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 imports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Portugal: Transport services

Brazil

20.6%

in 2025

Portugal

21.2%

in 2024

Brazil rank

143rd

Portugal rank

140th

Transport services over time

Brazil
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 21.2% against 20.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 140th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	54.7%	42.8%	12.0%	Brazil
1980s	49.5%	47.0%	2.5%	Brazil
1990s	38.8%	31.6%	7.2%	Brazil
2000s	28.7%	25.7%	3.0%	Brazil
2010s	19.0%	26.6%	7.6%	Portugal
2020s	25.7%	24.9%	0.8%	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Brazil or Portugal?: Portugal, at 21.2% against 20.6% in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Brazil and Portugal?: 0.6%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for transport services?: Brazil ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 140th 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: 17 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.