Egypt vs World: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Egypt
49.0%
in 2025
World
20.4%
in 2025
Egypt rank
40th
World rank
39th
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Egypt
- World
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 49.0% against 20.4% in World, a difference of 28.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was World ahead.
Egypt ranks 40th and World ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.4% | 43.1% | 0.7% | World |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 33.8% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 27.8% | 10.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 23.6% | 22.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 22.7% | 25.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Egypt or World?
- Egypt, at 49.0% against 20.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Egypt and World?
- 28.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and World rank globally for transport services?
- Egypt ranks 40th and World ranks 39th 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.