Volume of passenger transport relative to GDP by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
124.7 Index, 2015=100
North Macedonia
Lowest
66.7 Index, 2015=100
Malta
Median
88.45 Index, 2015=100
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,307
What the numbers show
Volume of passenger transport relative to GDP is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 124.7 Index, 2015=100 in North Macedonia; the lowest is 66.7 Index, 2015=100 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.45 Index, 2015=100, and the mean is 89.57 Index, 2015=100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 21.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 36.2%).
Volume of passenger transport relative to GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 124.7 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 2 | Hungary | 107.6 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 3 | Czechia | 106.2 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 4 | Portugal | 104.4 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 5 | Montenegro | 103.8 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 6 | Lithuania | 103.3 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 103.3 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 101.1 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 99.8 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 99.3 Index, 2015=100 | 2019 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 99.3 Index, 2015=100 | 2019 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 12 | Austria | 97 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 13 | Estonia | 96.7 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 13 | Estonia | 96.7 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 95 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 94 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 17 | Türkiye | 91.2 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 18 | Denmark | 90.1 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 19 | France | 90 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 20 | Iceland | 89.7 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 88.6 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 88.6 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 88.3 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 87.5 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 25 | Switzerland | 87.1 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 26 | Germany | 87 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 87 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 87 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 29 | Finland | 86.8 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 86.3 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 83.6 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 83.6 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 82.8 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 80.8 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 34 | Netherlands | 80.8 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 36 | Sweden | 77.6 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 77.4 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 76 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 76 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 40 | Ireland | 75.3 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 74.3 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 69.4 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 69.4 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 66.7 Index, 2015=100 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 89.4 Index, 2015=100