Transport services in IBRD only
IBRD only: Transport services was 21.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in IBRD only, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 21.9% for transport services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in IBRD only peaked at 43.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2019.
IBRD only ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Transport services in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 42.8% | — |
| 1983 | 43.6% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 41.6% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 42.9% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 42.7% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 31.6% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.8% | 41.4% | 43.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 31.6% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 28.3% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 21.0% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 21.9% | 29.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 29 Mauritania 51.2% compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 51.0% compare
- 31 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.7% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 50.7% compare
- 33 Montenegro 50.4% compare
- 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.7% compare
- 35 Honduras 49.6% compare
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 2,776 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 13.07 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.3% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3228 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added 25.22 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 22.76 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 58.6% (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5856 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in IBRD only?
- Transport services in IBRD only was 21.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2019.
- How does IBRD only rank for transport services?
- IBRD only ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.