El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Transport services
El Salvador
31.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
31.5%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
95th
Sri Lanka rank
97th
Transport services over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 31.9% against 31.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
El Salvador ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.2% | 67.6% | 28.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 33.8% | 58.6% | 24.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 59.6% | 10.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 60.1% | 14.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 45.6% | 5.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.0% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- El Salvador, at 31.9% against 31.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for transport services?
- El Salvador ranks 95th 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.