Transport services in Mexico
Mexico: Transport services was 11.6% 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 11.6%.
The figure is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 30.4% 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 122nd 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 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 | 16.1% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | -29.4% |
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 | 15.6% | 11.6% | 17.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Mexico?
- Transport services in Mexico was 11.6% 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 122nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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.