Transport services in OECD members
OECD members: Transport services was 14.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in OECD members, 1976–2025
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 OECD members stood at 14.9%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in OECD members peaked at 38.0% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2025.
OECD members ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Transport services in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 38.0% | — |
| 1977 | 36.4% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 34.6% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 35.4% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 34.7% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 32.3% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 31.6% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 30.9% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 28.8% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 29.0% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 26.9% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 25.7% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.0% | 34.6% | 38.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 28.2% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 23.7% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 20.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.3% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 14.9% | 19.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 35 Central African Republic 34.1% compare
- 36 Côte d'Ivoire 34.0% compare
- 37 Oman 33.7% compare
- 38 New Caledonia 33.1% compare
- 39 Hong Kong, China 32.9% compare
- 40 Vanuatu 32.7% compare
- 41 Chile 32.2% compare
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in OECD members?
- Transport services in OECD members was 14.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2025.
- How does OECD members rank for transport services?
- OECD members ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.