Transport services in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Transport services was 15.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Upper middle income, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 15.9% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Upper middle income peaked at 29.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2001.
That places Upper middle income 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Transport services in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 28.4% | — |
| 1983 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 28.7% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 28.4% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 25.3% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 24.7% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 19.8% | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 18.5% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -24.8% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.4% | 21.7% | 29.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 13.0% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 12.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 16.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 15.9% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Upper middle income?
- Transport services in Upper middle income was 15.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2001.
- How does Upper middle income rank for transport services?
- Upper middle income ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.