Which has higher transport services, Kuwait or Malaysia?

Kuwait, at 14.9% against 14.5% in Malaysia as of 2025.

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

48 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Kuwait vs Malaysia: Transport services

Kuwait

14.9%

in 2025

Malaysia

14.5%

in 2024

Kuwait rank

102nd

Malaysia rank

104th

Transport services over time

Kuwait
Malaysia

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 14.9% against 14.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 102nd and Malaysia ranks 104th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	74.7%	43.1%	31.6%	Kuwait
1980s	84.0%	42.1%	41.9%	Kuwait
1990s	82.7%	22.3%	60.5%	Kuwait
2000s	62.0%	20.0%	42.0%	Kuwait
2010s	32.0%	12.2%	19.8%	Kuwait
2020s	15.0%	16.6%	1.6%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Kuwait or Malaysia?: Kuwait, at 14.9% against 14.5% in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in transport services between Kuwait and Malaysia?: 0.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for transport services?: Kuwait ranks 102nd 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.