Transport services in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Transport services was 16.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Papua New Guinea, 1976–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 16.6% for transport services in 2024.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Papua New Guinea peaked at 61.5% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2018.
That places Papua New Guinea 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 51.0% | — |
| 1977 | 58.3% | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 61.5% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 60.3% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 53.5% | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 51.4% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 47.8% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 49.9% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 49.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 48.7% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 45.7% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 41.6% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 34.8% | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 25.6% | -26.4% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | -28.8% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 28.7% | +74.2% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +54.5% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -13.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 16.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.1%, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 16.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.3%, 57% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +74.2% | 16.5% | 28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.7% | 51.0% | 61.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 41.6% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 16.5% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 21.1% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 14.4% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 16.6% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 769.57 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -198.32 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -557.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Papua New Guinea?
- Transport services in Papua New Guinea was 16.6% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 1978.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for transport services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.