World vs Zambia: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
World
20.4%
in 2025
Zambia
48.3%
in 2025
World rank
39th
Zambia rank
42nd
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- World
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 48.3% against 20.4% in World, a difference of 27.9%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.4 times World's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
World ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.1% | 62.1% | 19.0% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 71.0% | 37.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 58.3% | 30.5% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 58.4% | 34.8% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 50.7% | 28.0% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, World or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 48.3% against 20.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between World and Zambia?
- 27.9%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zambia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do World and Zambia rank globally for transport services?
- World ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 42nd 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.