Iceland vs Sri Lanka: Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Iceland
26.4%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
26.7%
in 2025
Iceland rank
57th
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Iceland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 26.7% against 26.4% in Iceland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.1% | 27.3% | 42.8% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 63.6% | 28.7% | 35.0% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 38.7% | 9.4% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 46.2% | 6.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 36.5% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 27.9% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Iceland or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 26.7% against 26.4% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Iceland and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Sri Lanka rank globally for transport services?
- Iceland ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th 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.