Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sudan: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 80.9% against 44.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 36.5%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.5% | 36.0% | 13.6% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 25.8% | 26.8% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 46.3% | 5.5% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 37.7% | 6.2% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 56.4% | 14.6% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 80.8% | 36.7% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 80.9% against 44.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan?
- 36.5%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sudan rank globally for transport services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 4th 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
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.