Ethiopia vs Uganda: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Ethiopia
58.0%
in 2024
Uganda
58.1%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
21st
Uganda rank
20th
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 58.1% against 58.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.9% | 58.4% | 18.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 38.8% | 26.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 54.3% | 8.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 51.8% | 15.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 56.0% | 13.3% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 58.1% against 58.0% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for transport services?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 20th 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.