Transport services in High income
High income: Transport services was 17.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in High income, 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 High income is 17.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in High income peaked at 37.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2020.
That places High income 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Transport services in High income, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 37.9% | — |
| 1977 | 36.9% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 35.6% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 34.7% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 34.4% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 34.1% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 32.3% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 31.6% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 31.3% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 30.9% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 29.0% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 29.7% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 30.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 29.1% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 27.8% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 26.6% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.3% | 34.7% | 37.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 31.3% | 29.0% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 24.0% | 29.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 20.6% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 18.1% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 17.8% | 21.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More economy & growth data for High income
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,900 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 679.7 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 855.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.22 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in High income?
- Transport services in High income was 17.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2020.
- How does High income rank for transport services?
- High income ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High 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 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.