Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Kenya
27.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
26.7%
in 2025
Kenya rank
52nd
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 27.9% against 26.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 198 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.4% | 30.4% | 14.0% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 28.7% | 6.7% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 41.5% | 5.6% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 43.1% | 9.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 36.5% | 13.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 27.9% | 3.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Kenya, at 27.9% against 26.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 1.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for transport services?
- Kenya ranks 52nd 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.