Transport services in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Transport services was 33.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Pacific island small states, 1982–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2024, transport services in Pacific island small states stood at 33.2%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Pacific island small states peaked at 33.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1985.
Pacific island small states ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Transport services in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 19.2% | — |
| 1983 | 18.1% | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 19.8% | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 14.8% | -25.1% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 17.0% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 23.7% | +39.5% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 25.3% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 24.8% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 24.8% | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 25.8% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +73.4% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services in Pacific island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +73.4% | 17.9% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.0% | 14.8% | 23.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 23.8% | 19.9% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 21.1% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.7% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 17.9% | 33.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More economy & growth data for Pacific island small states
- GDP per capita 4,720 current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.0% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 10.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 9.11 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 13.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 11.21 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 3.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 539.57 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0692 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI 13.23 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Pacific island small states?
- Transport services in Pacific island small states was 33.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1985.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for transport services?
- Pacific island small states ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.