Ethiopia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Transport services
Transport services over time
- Ethiopia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 58.0% against 30.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 27.8%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.4% | 37.4% | 44.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 38.1% | 38.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 36.0% | 28.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 34.8% | 27.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 29.6% | 37.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 34.5% | 34.8% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Ethiopia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Ethiopia, at 58.0% against 30.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in transport services between Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 27.8%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for transport services?
- Ethiopia ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st 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.