Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Canada
Canada: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 17.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Canada is 17.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Canada peaked at 39.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2023.
That places Canada 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.2% | — |
| 1961 | 36.3% | +44.0% |
| 1962 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 39.0% | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 36.7% | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 34.3% | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 33.4% | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 32.8% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 29.4% | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 31.6% | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 30.8% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 31.9% | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 35.8% | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 36.8% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 30.9% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 29.9% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 31.6% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 31.5% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 30.4% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 26.3% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 26.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 24.6% | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 24.0% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 22.8% | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 21.9% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 20.8% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 22.8% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 22.7% | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 21.9% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 17.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.2%, 84% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +44.0% | 25.2% | 36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.0% | 25.2% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.3% | 29.9% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 22.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 20.8% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 20.8% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.6% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.2% | 18.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 168.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 40.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 170.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Canada?
- Transport services in Canada 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 1963.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for transport services?
- Canada ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.