Transport services in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Transport services was 23.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Marshall Islands, 2005–2024
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 Marshall Islands is 23.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Marshall Islands peaked at 80.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2024.
Marshall Islands ranks 65th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Transport services in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.5% | — |
| 2006 | 34.1% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +32.5% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +66.6% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | -49.9% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +56.2% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -44.5% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 27.3% | 38.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 33.3% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 23.6% | 55.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More private sector data for Marshall Islands
- Merchandise trade 59.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 111.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 72.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,984 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2338 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,059 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 516.22 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Marshall Islands?
- Transport services in Marshall Islands was 23.6% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for transport services?
- Marshall Islands ranks 65th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.