Which has higher transport services, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 15.7% against 15.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?

23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

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.

Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia: Transport services

Bulgaria

15.5%

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

15.7%

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

97th

Saudi Arabia rank

96th

Transport services over time

Bulgaria
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 15.7% against 15.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 97th and Saudi Arabia ranks 96th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	38.4%	14.0%	24.4%	Bulgaria
2000s	25.0%	16.8%	8.3%	Bulgaria
2010s	21.0%	24.6%	3.6%	Saudi Arabia
2020s	21.3%	17.6%	3.7%	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 15.7% against 15.5% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in transport services between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?: 0.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for transport services?: Bulgaria ranks 97th and Saudi Arabia ranks 96th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.