Laos vs Sri Lanka: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Laos
27.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
29.7%
in 2025
Laos rank
109th
Sri Lanka rank
106th
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Laos
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 29.7% against 27.8% in Laos, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 197 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.6% | 59.1% | 4.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 59.6% | 22.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 60.1% | 34.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 45.6% | 38.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 34.9% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Laos or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 29.7% against 27.8% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 1.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for transport services?
- Laos ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th 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.