Transport services in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Transport services was 10.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Lower middle income, 1976–2025
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 Lower middle income stood at 10.5%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Lower middle income peaked at 38.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2025.
Lower middle income ranks 41st of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Transport services in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30.4% | — |
| 1977 | 33.5% | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 35.9% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 38.1% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 36.1% | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 36.3% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 36.1% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 33.8% | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 32.9% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 32.1% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 30.8% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 31.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 28.6% | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 28.9% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 28.4% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 29.8% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.5% | 30.4% | 38.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 28.6% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 20.1% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 16.0% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.8% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 10.5% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 44 Kiribati 29.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Lower middle income?
- Transport services in Lower middle income was 10.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2025.
- How does Lower middle income rank for transport services?
- Lower middle income ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.