Transport services in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Transport services was 15.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Post-demographic dividend, 1976–2025
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 Post-demographic dividend is 15.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 36.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2025.
That places Post-demographic dividend 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Transport services in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 36.1% | — |
| 1977 | 34.6% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 33.3% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 35.6% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 35.5% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 31.9% | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 31.6% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 31.3% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 30.7% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 28.8% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 28.3% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 29.2% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 26.3% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 26.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.9% | 33.3% | 36.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 28.3% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 25.9% | 28.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 22.4% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.2% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 15.2% | 21.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 34 Haiti 34.4% compare
- 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
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Post-demographic dividend?
- Transport services in Post-demographic dividend was 15.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2025.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for transport services?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.