Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Maldives
29.6%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
29.7%
in 2025
Maldives rank
107th
Sri Lanka rank
106th
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 29.7% against 29.6% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.1% | 66.9% | 25.1% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 77.0% | 58.6% | 18.4% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 59.6% | 12.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 60.1% | 13.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 45.6% | 17.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 34.9% | 5.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 29.7% against 29.6% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for transport services?
- Maldives ranks 107th 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.