Brazil vs Japan: Transport services
Brazil
13.7%
in 2025
Japan
13.0%
in 2025
Brazil rank
113th
Japan rank
116th
Transport services over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 13.7% against 13.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 113th and Japan ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 34.1% | 11.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 34.7% | 18.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 23.7% | 11.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.6% | 0.9% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 13.7% against 13.0% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Brazil and Japan?
- 0.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for transport services?
- Brazil ranks 113th and Japan ranks 116th 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.