Transport services in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Transport services was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Caribbean Small States, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 9.9% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 58.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Caribbean Small States peaked at 21.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2019.
That places Caribbean Small States 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Transport services in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 21.3% | — |
| 1976 | 11.0% | -48.4% |
| 1977 | 11.5% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 10.1% | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 10.7% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | -32.3% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | -16.9% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +32.5% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +58.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +58.7% | 6.2% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 10.1% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 8.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 French Polynesia 30.4% compare
- 40 Eswatini 30.0% compare
- 41 Russian Federation 29.9% compare
- 42 Peru 29.8% compare
- 43 Mauritania 29.3% compare
- 44 Kiribati 29.3% compare
- 45 Slovakia 29.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- GDP per capita 20,880 current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 78.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 95.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 91.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 8.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 30.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7,340 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method 88.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Caribbean Small States?
- Transport services in Caribbean Small States was 9.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for transport services?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.