Transport services in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Transport services was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Low & middle income, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Low & middle income is 13.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Low & middle income peaked at 30.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2025.
Low & middle income ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Transport services in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 30.7% | — |
| 1983 | 30.4% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 30.2% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 27.0% | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 26.8% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 26.5% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 23.6% | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 23.2% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 22.3% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 20.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | -21.9% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | -20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.1% | 23.6% | 30.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 14.8% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 14.4% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 13.8% | 21.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 33 Singapore 32.0% compare
- 34 Côte d'Ivoire 31.9% compare
- 35 Haiti 31.1% compare
- 36 Chile 31.1% compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 31.0% compare
- 38 Vanuatu 30.9% compare
- 39 French Polynesia 30.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,107 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7748 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Low & middle income?
- Transport services in Low & middle income was 13.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2025.
- How does Low & middle income rank for transport services?
- Low & middle income ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.