Transport services in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Transport services was 22.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in IDA & IBRD total, 1982–2025
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 IDA & IBRD total is 22.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 44.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2019.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 43.3% | — |
| 1983 | 44.1% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 44.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 42.4% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 42.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 43.2% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 43.4% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 43.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 41.1% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 36.9% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 36.5% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 32.6% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 22.7% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.4% | 42.2% | 44.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 32.6% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 29.8% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.5% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 22.7% | 30.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 25 Tunisia 53.2% compare
- 26 Jordan 52.6% compare
- 27 Marshall Islands 52.2% compare
- 28 Bangladesh 51.8% compare
- 29 Mauritania 51.2% compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 51.0% compare
- 31 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.7% compare
More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 457.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 297.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in IDA & IBRD total?
- Transport services in IDA & IBRD total was 22.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2019.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for transport services?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.