Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Sri Lanka
29.7%
in 2025
Uruguay
28.3%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
106th
Uruguay rank
108th
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 29.7% against 28.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 108th of 197 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.0% | 37.8% | 27.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 29.1% | 29.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 59.6% | 49.5% | 10.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 46.5% | 13.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 31.1% | 14.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 29.0% | 5.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
- Sri Lanka, at 29.7% against 28.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 1.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for transport services?
- Sri Lanka ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 108th 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.