Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Gambia
68.9%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
68.7%
in 2024
Gambia rank
8th
Sierra Leone rank
9th
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Gambia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 68.9% against 68.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.6% | 54.6% | 20.0% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 76.2% | 47.2% | 29.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 62.2% | 24.2% | 38.0% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 54.6% | 3.6% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 38.4% | 28.3% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 74.2% | 0.7% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
- Gambia, at 68.9% against 68.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Gambia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for transport services?
- Gambia ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th 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.