Transport services in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Transport services was 17.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Low & middle income, 1982–2025
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 Low & middle income is 17.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Low & middle income peaked at 41.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1999.
That places Low & middle income 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Transport services in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 40.2% | — |
| 1983 | 41.2% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 36.8% | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 36.6% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 31.4% | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 29.8% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 35.5% | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 31.3% | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 34.4% | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 26.1% | -24.1% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 20.6% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | -31.0% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +28.7% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 29.8% | 41.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 12.2% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 12.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.1% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 17.0% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Low & middle income?
- Transport services in Low & middle income was 17.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1999.
- How does Low & middle income rank for transport services?
- Low & middle income ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.