Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Sudan: Transport services

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
45.8%
in 2024
Sudan
81.5%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
5th
Sudan rank
4th

Transport services over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Sudan
20406080197720002024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 81.5% against 45.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 35.7%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Sudan Difference Ahead
1970s 49.5% 36.0% 13.6% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 52.6% 25.8% 26.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 51.8% 46.3% 5.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 44.5% 37.7% 6.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 42.2% 56.4% 14.1% Sudan
2020s 44.5% 80.3% 35.8% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Sudan?
Sudan, at 81.5% against 45.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2022.
What is the difference in transport services between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sudan?
35.7%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sudan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2022.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sudan rank globally for transport services?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 5th 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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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.