Turkey vs Upper middle income: Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) over time
- Turkey
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 34.7% against 17.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Turkey ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 36.3% | 13.0% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 19.2% | 6.3% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.8% | 0.9% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 18.2% | 14.3% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 20.5% | 16.8% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Turkey or Upper middle income?
- Turkey, at 34.7% against 17.4% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Turkey and Upper middle income?
- 17.3%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Upper middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Upper middle income rank globally for transport services?
- Turkey ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 33rd 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.