Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: Transport services

Ethiopia
58.0%
in 2024
Lower middle income
29.2%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
20th
Lower middle income rank
23rd

Transport services over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lower middle income
20406080197620002025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 58.0% against 29.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 28.8%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 81.0% 60.5% 20.5% Ethiopia
1980s 76.9% 55.8% 21.1% Ethiopia
1990s 64.9% 49.7% 15.2% Ethiopia
2000s 62.4% 42.2% 20.2% Ethiopia
2010s 67.3% 33.0% 34.3% Ethiopia
2020s 69.2% 33.7% 35.5% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
Ethiopia, at 58.0% against 29.2% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
28.8%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for transport services?
Ethiopia ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd 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

Indicator
Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,663 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.