Greece vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Transport services

Greece
64.0%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
39.4%
in 2024
Greece rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
13th

Transport services over time

  • Greece
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0204060197620002024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 64.0% against 39.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 24.6%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Greece ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 46.0% 47.3% 1.2% Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 40.7% 48.5% 7.8% Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 30.8% 42.2% 11.4% Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 50.1% 41.2% 8.9% Greece
2010s 56.7% 41.6% 15.1% Greece
2020s 66.6% 41.8% 24.9% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Greece or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Greece, at 64.0% against 39.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24.6%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for transport services?
Greece ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th 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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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.