Transport services in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Transport services was 22.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Upper 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 Upper middle income is 22.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Upper middle income peaked at 43.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2019.
Upper middle income ranks 30th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 43.2% | — |
| 1983 | 42.9% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 39.2% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 39.9% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 42.4% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 41.5% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 39.6% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 31.8% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 22.0% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.5% | 39.2% | 43.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 31.8% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 31.1% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 20.9% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 22.0% | 29.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 32 Dominican Republic 50.7% compare
- 33 Montenegro 50.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Upper middle income?
- Transport services in Upper middle income was 22.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2019.
- How does Upper middle income rank for transport services?
- Upper middle income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.