Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Singapore
Singapore: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 32.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Singapore, 1972–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 32.0% for transport services in 2025.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Singapore peaked at 45.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1975.
Singapore ranks 41st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 18.4% | — |
| 1973 | 19.5% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 20.7% | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 17.1% | -17.7% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 22.4% | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 25.2% | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 29.7% | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 20.6% | -24.7% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 18.1% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | +31.4% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 20.6% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 21.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 19.2% | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 18.3% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | +82.4% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | -7.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 32.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.4%, 2.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 32.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +82.4% | 17.6% | 32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.6% | 17.1% | 29.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 21.2% | 18.1% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 17.2% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 36.9% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 27.9% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 31.2% | 40.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 384.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 421.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 92,760 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Singapore?
- Transport services in Singapore was 32.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1975.
- How does Singapore rank for transport services?
- Singapore ranks 41st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.