India vs Papua New Guinea: Transport services
India
16.8%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
16.6%
in 2024
India rank
168th
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
Transport services over time
- India
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
India currently reports 16.8% against 16.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was India ahead.
India ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.1% | 57.7% | 4.3% | India |
| 1980s | 57.4% | 50.0% | 7.4% | India |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 24.1% | 30.3% | India |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 25.0% | 13.7% | India |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 20.1% | 2.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 20.1% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, India or Papua New Guinea?
- India, at 16.8% against 16.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between India and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do India and Papua New Guinea rank globally for transport services?
- India ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th 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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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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.