Which has higher transport services, Indonesia or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 14.5% against 14.3% in Indonesia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

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.

Indonesia vs Malaysia: Transport services

Indonesia

14.3%

in 2025

Malaysia

14.5%

in 2024

Indonesia rank

107th

Malaysia rank

104th

Transport services over time

Indonesia
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 14.5% against 14.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malaysia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 107th and Malaysia ranks 104th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.3%	41.8%	34.4%	Malaysia
1990s	1.2%	24.2%	23.0%	Malaysia
2000s	16.1%	20.0%	3.9%	Malaysia
2010s	15.2%	12.2%	3.0%	Indonesia
2020s	17.8%	16.6%	1.2%	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Indonesia or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 14.5% against 14.3% in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Indonesia and Malaysia?: 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for transport services?: Indonesia ranks 107th and Malaysia ranks 104th 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.