Botswana vs Nicaragua: Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Botswana
8.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua
8.0%
in 2024
Botswana rank
137th
Nicaragua rank
140th
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Botswana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 8.4% against 8.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 137th and Nicaragua ranks 140th of 198 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.5% | 42.4% | 17.1% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 31.4% | 9.4% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 15.8% | 4.9% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 7.7% | 2.6% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 1.5% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.4% | 0.8% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Botswana or Nicaragua?
- Botswana, at 8.4% against 8.0% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for transport services?
- Botswana ranks 137th and Nicaragua ranks 140th 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
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.