Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 36.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in IDA blend, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in IDA blend stood at 36.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in IDA blend peaked at 64.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1989.
That places IDA blend 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 45.1% | — |
| 1978 | 54.0% | +19.7% |
| 1979 | 64.0% | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 63.3% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 52.5% | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 55.3% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 54.0% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 53.1% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 60.1% | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 38.1% | -36.6% |
| 1987 | 31.5% | -17.3% |
| 1988 | 39.9% | +26.6% |
| 1989 | 23.6% | -40.9% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 29.3% | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 31.4% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 31.7% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | -23.7% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | +111.1% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 36.8% | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +111.1% | 28.5% | 60.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.3% | 45.1% | 64.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 23.6% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 24.1% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 24.2% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 28.7% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 33.1% | 42.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 42.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in IDA blend?
- Transport services in IDA blend was 36.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1989.
- How does IDA blend rank for transport services?
- IDA blend ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.