Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Transport services
Singapore
31.3%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
31.5%
in 2024
Singapore rank
98th
Sri Lanka rank
97th
Transport services over time
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 31.5% against 31.3% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Singapore ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 197 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.4% | 68.1% | 28.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 58.6% | 19.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 59.6% | 18.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 60.1% | 25.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 45.6% | 17.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 36.0% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 31.5% against 31.3% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in transport services between Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Sri Lanka rank globally for transport services?
- Singapore ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th 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.