Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in IDA only
IDA only: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 20.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in IDA only, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in IDA only is 20.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in IDA only peaked at 37.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1992.
That places IDA only 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 37.9% | — |
| 1978 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 35.5% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 34.5% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 32.4% | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 31.7% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 35.1% | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 35.7% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 33.7% | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 30.3% | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 28.3% | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 30.0% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 28.3% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | -52.5% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | +55.7% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 23.7% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 28.7% | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | -2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in IDA only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +55.7% | 13.5% | 21.0% |
| 1992 | -52.5% | 28.3% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.1% | 35.5% | 37.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 28.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 13.5% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 17.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 18.1% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 20.2% | 24.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 16 Zimbabwe 43.6% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 42.7% compare
- 18 Belarus 42.4% compare
- 19 Tajikistan 41.5% compare
- 20 Kiribati 41.0% compare
- 21 Faroe Islands 40.6% compare
- 22 Fiji 39.9% compare
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 111.70 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 26.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.4% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 90.27 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in IDA only?
- Transport services in IDA only was 20.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1992.
- How does IDA only rank for transport services?
- IDA only ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.