Transport services in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Transport services was 23.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 23.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Low & middle income peaked at 43.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2019.
That places Low & middle income 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Transport services in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 42.6% | — |
| 1983 | 43.5% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 41.6% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 42.5% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 43.3% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 36.6% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 23.1% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.7% | 41.5% | 43.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 33.9% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 31.5% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 22.9% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 23.1% | 31.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 23 Yemen 54.0% compare
- 24 Cambodia 53.8% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,107 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7748 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Low & middle income?
- Transport services in Low & middle income was 23.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for transport services?
- Low & middle income ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.