Transport services in OECD members
OECD members: Transport services was 16.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in OECD members, 1975–2025
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 OECD members is 16.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in OECD members peaked at 38.2% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2020.
That places OECD members 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Transport services in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 36.3% | — |
| 1976 | 38.2% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 37.0% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 36.1% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 36.7% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 36.0% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 36.4% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 34.1% | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 33.8% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 32.3% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 30.3% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 29.6% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 30.7% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 28.8% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 29.9% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 28.6% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 29.8% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 29.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 27.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.9% | 36.1% | 38.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 29.6% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 24.3% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 20.7% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.3% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.4% | 20.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,842 current US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 24,690 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1243 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2833 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 14,656 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in OECD members?
- Transport services in OECD members was 16.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for transport services?
- OECD members ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.