Which has higher transport services, Mali or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 68.7% against 68.7% in Mali as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

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.

Mali vs Sierra Leone: Transport services

Mali

68.7%

in 2024

Sierra Leone

68.7%

in 2024

Mali rank

9th

Sierra Leone rank

8th

Transport services over time

Mali
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 68.7% against 68.7% in Mali, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	66.4%	51.1%	15.4%	Mali
1980s	65.2%	47.2%	18.0%	Mali
1990s	65.1%	23.6%	41.5%	Mali
2000s	62.6%	46.2%	16.5%	Mali
2010s	59.7%	38.4%	21.3%	Mali
2020s	68.2%	74.2%	6.0%	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Mali or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 68.7% against 68.7% in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Mali and Sierra Leone?: 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for transport services?: Mali ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th 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: 03 September 2026

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.