Which has higher transport services, Nigeria or Thailand?

Nigeria, at 33.7% against 33.6% in Thailand as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

Nigeria vs Thailand: Transport services

Nigeria

33.7%

in 2025

Thailand

33.6%

in 2025

Nigeria rank

81st

Thailand rank

83rd

Transport services over time

Nigeria
Thailand

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 33.7% against 33.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Thailand ahead.

Nigeria ranks 81st and Thailand ranks 83rd of 197 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	40.8%	62.2%	21.4%	Thailand
1980s	41.6%	62.2%	20.7%	Thailand
1990s	26.6%	42.9%	16.3%	Thailand
2000s	26.0%	47.1%	21.1%	Thailand
2010s	34.1%	40.1%	6.1%	Thailand
2020s	36.2%	38.2%	2.0%	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Nigeria or Thailand?: Nigeria, at 33.7% against 33.6% in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in transport services between Nigeria and Thailand?: 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Thailand rank globally for transport services?: Nigeria ranks 81st and Thailand ranks 83rd 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.