Transport services in Euro area
Euro area: Transport services was 17.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Euro area, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Euro area stood at 17.5%.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Euro area peaked at 34.8% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2019.
That places Euro area 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Transport services in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 30.9% | — |
| 1976 | 34.8% | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 33.3% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 31.7% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 33.4% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 32.1% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 32.8% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 31.6% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 28.9% | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 28.5% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 29.2% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 29.8% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 26.8% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 30.9% | 34.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 28.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 23.0% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.1% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.5% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.6% | 19.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 28,509 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -70.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 84.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Euro area?
- Transport services in Euro area was 17.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2019.
- How does Euro area rank for transport services?
- Euro area ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.