Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Mexico
Mexico: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 11.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Mexico, 1979–2025
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 Mexico stood at 11.2%.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Mexico peaked at 21.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1979.
That places Mexico 121st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5.5% | — |
| 1980 | 8.6% | +56.6% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 10.3% | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 10.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 8.9% | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 7.4% | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +75.3% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -30.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 11.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 82% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 11.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.0%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +75.3% | 8.4% | 14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 7.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 6.7% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 8.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 14.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 11.2% | 17.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 118 Sweden 11.8% compare
- 119 Pakistan 11.8% compare
- 120 Seychelles 11.7% compare
- 122 Cape Verde 11.1% compare
- 123 Thailand 11.0% compare
- 124 East Timor 11.0% compare
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Mexico?
- Transport services in Mexico was 11.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1979.
- How does Mexico rank for transport services?
- Mexico ranks 121st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.