Barbados vs Maldives: Transport services

Barbados
3.4%
in 2017
Maldives
3.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
181st
Maldives rank
182nd

Transport services over time

  • Barbados
  • Maldives
020406080196719952024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Maldives ahead.

Barbados ranks 181st and Maldives ranks 182nd of 198 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 7.5% 38.3% 30.9% Maldives
1980s 4.5% 41.1% 36.7% Maldives
1990s 2.2% 7.2% 5.1% Maldives
2000s 2.4% 4.4% 2.0% Maldives
2010s 3.8% 6.4% 2.6% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Barbados or Maldives?
Barbados, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Maldives as of 2017.
What is the difference in transport services between Barbados and Maldives?
0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for transport services?
Barbados ranks 181st and Maldives ranks 182nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Unit
% of commercial service exports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,461 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Transport is 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 exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.