Maldives vs Seychelles: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Maldives
- Seychelles
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 29.6% against 27.7% in Seychelles, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 107th and Seychelles ranks 110th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.1% | 44.5% | 47.6% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 77.0% | 51.0% | 25.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 38.7% | 8.6% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 41.9% | 4.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 34.5% | 6.8% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 27.4% | 2.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Maldives or Seychelles?
- Maldives, at 29.6% against 27.7% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Maldives and Seychelles?
- 1.9%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Seychelles?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Seychelles rank globally for transport services?
- Maldives ranks 107th and Seychelles ranks 110th 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.