Transport services in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Transport services was 17.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Upper middle income, 1982–2025
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 Upper middle income is 17.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Upper middle income peaked at 42.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1998.
Upper middle income ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Transport services in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 41.6% | — |
| 1983 | 42.9% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 37.8% | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 37.5% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 32.2% | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 30.4% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 36.3% | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 32.1% | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 35.6% | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 26.0% | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -36.2% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.3% | 30.4% | 42.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 10.7% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 11.1% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.8% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 17.0% | 24.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 75.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Upper middle income?
- Transport services in Upper middle income was 17.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1998.
- How does Upper middle income rank for transport services?
- Upper middle income ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.