Transport services in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Transport services was 13.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Post-demographic dividend, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 13.9% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 33.8% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2025.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Transport services in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 33.8% | — |
| 1977 | 32.1% | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 30.4% | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 32.7% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 31.9% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 29.5% | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 28.4% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 28.1% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 26.2% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 26.5% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 23.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 30.4% | 33.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 28.1% | 25.0% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 22.4% | 25.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 20.0% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.1% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 13.9% | 20.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 32 Hong Kong, China 32.9% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Post-demographic dividend
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 8,288 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,006 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 821.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 725.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Post-demographic dividend?
- Transport services in Post-demographic dividend was 13.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2025.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for transport services?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-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.