Which has higher transport services, Sri Lanka or Tonga?

Tonga, at 29.5% against 29.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?

44 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.

Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Transport services

Sri Lanka

29.3%

in 2024

Tonga

29.5%

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

104th

Tonga rank

103rd

Transport services over time

Sri Lanka
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 29.5% against 29.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 104th and Tonga ranks 103rd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	65.9%	52.5%	13.4%	Sri Lanka
1980s	56.7%	54.7%	2.0%	Sri Lanka
1990s	58.2%	68.0%	9.8%	Tonga
2000s	59.0%	51.8%	7.2%	Sri Lanka
2010s	44.9%	36.9%	8.0%	Sri Lanka
2020s	34.4%	37.5%	3.2%	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Sri Lanka or Tonga?: Tonga, at 29.5% against 29.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Sri Lanka and Tonga?: 0.2%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for transport services?: Sri Lanka ranks 104th and Tonga ranks 103rd 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.