Transport services in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Transport services was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Caribbean Small States, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Caribbean Small States is 16.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Caribbean Small States peaked at 44.8% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2025.
Caribbean Small States ranks 45th of 47 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 44.8% | — |
| 1977 | 41.5% | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 43.2% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 43.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 39.5% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 37.5% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 36.1% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 37.0% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 36.5% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 39.8% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 38.0% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 39.7% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 38.2% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 36.1% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 35.1% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 31.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 28.9% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 28.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | +11.4% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.2% | 41.5% | 44.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 36.1% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 28.9% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 26.4% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 21.4% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 16.9% | 24.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7,340 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 83.57 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 78.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 95.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 91.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 8.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP per capita growth 7.6% (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Caribbean Small States?
- Transport services in Caribbean Small States was 16.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2025.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for transport services?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.