Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Argentina
Argentina: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 20.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Argentina, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 20.0% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Argentina peaked at 58.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2020.
That places Argentina 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 58.5% | — |
| 1977 | 57.2% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | -35.3% |
| 1979 | 35.8% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 34.9% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 36.0% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 39.2% | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 36.4% | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 41.7% | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 35.0% | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 40.4% | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 37.6% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 29.3% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 30.9% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +58.0% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | -18.2% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 20.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.9%, 63% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 20.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.3%, 71% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +58.0% | 17.8% | 28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.1% | 35.8% | 58.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 32.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 28.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 20.4% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 17.8% | 30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 29.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 12.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Argentina?
- Transport services in Argentina was 20.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2020.
- How does Argentina rank for transport services?
- Argentina ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.