Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in IDA total
IDA total: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 27.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in IDA total, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 27.1% for transport services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in IDA total peaked at 48.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1992.
IDA total ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 41.2% | — |
| 1978 | 45.4% | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 48.9% | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 42.0% | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 42.9% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 44.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 43.7% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 45.8% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | -25.9% |
| 1987 | 29.8% | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 34.6% | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 26.9% | -22.2% |
| 1990 | 27.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 22.2% | -22.9% |
| 1993 | 25.6% | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 26.7% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 28.7% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +57.2% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 27.1% | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in IDA total 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 | +57.2% | 24.4% | 38.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.2% | 41.2% | 48.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 39.2% | 26.9% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 22.2% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 22.5% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 23.2% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 26.9% | 33.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 177.73 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 22.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 141.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in IDA total?
- Transport services in IDA total was 27.1% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1992.
- How does IDA total rank for transport services?
- IDA total ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.