Australia vs India: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Australia
16.4%
in 2025
India
16.9%
in 2025
Australia rank
171st
India rank
168th
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 16.9% against 16.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was India ahead.
Australia ranks 171st and India ranks 168th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4% | 57.5% | 20.1% | India |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 55.5% | 20.0% | India |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 39.1% | 7.2% | India |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.0% | 2.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 19.2% | 2.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Australia or India?
- India, at 16.9% against 16.4% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Australia and India?
- 0.5%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for transport services?
- Australia ranks 171st and India ranks 168th of 197 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.