Transport services in Other small states
Other small states: Transport services was 27.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Other small states, 1992–2025
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 Other small states stood at 27.8%.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Other small states peaked at 50.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2020.
That places Other small states 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Transport services in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 50.3% | — |
| 1993 | 46.4% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 43.6% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 27.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 43.6% | 50.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 32.1% | 39.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 25.2% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 23.7% | 28.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 7 Denmark 52.2% compare
- 8 Panama 51.6% compare
- 9 Nigeria 51.0% compare
- 10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.4% compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 48.8% compare
- 12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 47.3% compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 45.9% compare
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Other small states?
- Transport services in Other small states was 27.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2020.
- How does Other small states rank for transport services?
- Other small states ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.