Cape Verde vs Sri Lanka: Transport services
Cape Verde
31.7%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
31.5%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
96th
Sri Lanka rank
97th
Transport services over time
- Cape Verde
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 31.7% against 31.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 197 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.7% | 66.9% | 30.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 37.1% | 58.6% | 21.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 59.6% | 16.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 60.1% | 14.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 45.6% | 14.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 36.0% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Cape Verde or Sri Lanka?
- Cape Verde, at 31.7% against 31.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Sri Lanka rank globally for transport services?
- Cape Verde ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th 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.