Transport services in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Transport services was 20.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in East Asia & Pacific, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in East Asia & Pacific stood at 20.2%.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 31.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2019.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Transport services in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 26.8% | — |
| 1983 | 27.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 26.4% | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 25.3% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 27.2% | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 26.4% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 24.9% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 23.2% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +30.4% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.6% | 24.9% | 28.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 21.6% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 24.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 17.9% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 20.2% | 28.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 14 Lithuania 43.7% compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 42.5% compare
- 16 Belarus 42.3% compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 41.8% compare
- 18 Greece 41.2% compare
- 19 Faroe Islands 40.6% compare
- 20 Tajikistan 40.5% compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,646 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP 33.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in East Asia & Pacific?
- Transport services in East Asia & Pacific was 20.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2019.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for transport services?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.