Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 16.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Ukraine, 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 16.6% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.1% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Ukraine peaked at 83.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2025.
That places Ukraine 88th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 67.1% | — |
| 1995 | 73.2% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 83.2% | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 81.1% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 71.7% | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 64.6% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | -33.1% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 16.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 16.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.5%, 85% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.3% | 67.1% | 83.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 41.2% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 36.5% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 16.6% | 33.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 85 Colombia 17.0% compare
- 86 Madagascar 17.0% compare
- 87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.9% compare
- 89 Netherlands 16.1% compare
- 90 Senegal 16.1% compare
- 91 Cyprus 16.1% compare
More private sector data for Ukraine
- Merchandise trade 57.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 83.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 22.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 40.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 15.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Ukraine?
- Transport services in Ukraine was 16.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2025.
- How does Ukraine rank for transport services?
- Ukraine ranks 88th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.