Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Nicaragua: Transport services

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
30.8%
in 2025
Nicaragua
57.8%
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
19th
Nicaragua rank
22nd

Transport services over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 57.8% against 30.8% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 27.0%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th and Nicaragua ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 39.6% 30.4% 9.2% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 39.4% 57.6% 18.2% Nicaragua
1990s 37.8% 49.1% 11.3% Nicaragua
2000s 36.3% 50.7% 14.4% Nicaragua
2010s 30.6% 47.4% 16.7% Nicaragua
2020s 34.9% 59.7% 24.9% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 57.8% against 30.8% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua?
27.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua rank globally for transport services?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th and Nicaragua ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
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.