Which has higher transport services, Nauru or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Nauru, at 60.7% against 39.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa?

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 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.

Nauru vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Transport services

Nauru

60.7%

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

39.4%

in 2024

Nauru rank

16th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

13th

Transport services over time

Nauru
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 60.7% against 39.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.3%.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.

Nauru ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 197 countries.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nauru	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	63.5%	42.3%	21.2%	Nauru
2010s	68.0%	41.6%	26.4%	Nauru
2020s	70.7%	41.8%	29.0%	Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Nauru or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Nauru, at 60.7% against 39.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 21.3%, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for transport services?: Nauru ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th 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.