Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Zimbabwe: Transport services (% of commercial service exports)

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
25.2%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
43.6%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
13th
Zimbabwe rank
16th

Transport services (% of commercial service exports) over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 43.6% against 25.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.4%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 42.5% 64.4% 21.9% Zimbabwe
1980s 38.3% 50.2% 11.8% Zimbabwe
1990s 28.4% 34.6% 6.2% Zimbabwe
2000s 25.8% 20.2% 5.6% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 24.9% 32.7% 7.8% Zimbabwe
2020s 27.1% 55.0% 27.9% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 43.6% against 25.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe?
18.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zimbabwe rank globally for transport services?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 45 groups.
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, 9,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.