Transport services in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Transport services was 11.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Early-demographic dividend, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 11.4% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 29.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2025.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 28.0% | — |
| 1978 | 27.8% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 23.0% | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 25.2% | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 29.1% | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 28.0% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 27.4% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 26.6% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 25.2% | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 22.3% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 21.9% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 20.4% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | -27.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services in Early-demographic dividend 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 | -27.0% | 15.6% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 25.9% | 22.3% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 14.8% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.5% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 11.4% | 18.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 37 Uzbekistan 31.0% compare
- 38 Vanuatu 30.9% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 598.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5751 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Early-demographic dividend?
- Transport services in Early-demographic dividend was 11.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2025.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for transport services?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.