Transport services in Middle income
Middle income: Transport services was 23.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in 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 Middle income is 23.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Middle income peaked at 43.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2019.
Middle income ranks 27th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 42.3% | — |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 41.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 42.2% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 42.6% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 42.1% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 40.4% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 34.0% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.4% | 41.1% | 43.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 33.6% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 30.9% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 22.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 23.0% | 30.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 30 Burkina Faso 51.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.081 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,171 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3019 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,046 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.242 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,641 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Middle income?
- Transport services in Middle income was 23.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2019.
- How does Middle income rank for transport services?
- Middle income ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.