Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 22.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Caribbean Small States, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 22.3% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Caribbean Small States peaked at 50.3% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2025.
Caribbean Small States ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50.3% | — |
| 1977 | 48.5% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 47.6% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 46.9% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 46.4% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 43.7% | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 42.5% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 40.4% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 39.6% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 39.9% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 41.3% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 45.8% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 47.7% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 42.7% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 38.7% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 22.3% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.3% | 46.9% | 50.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 42.1% | 39.0% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 38.2% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 31.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 22.3% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 22.3% | 25.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 31 Mauritania 54.2% compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 53.3% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 53.2% compare
- 34 Tanzania 52.6% compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 52.5% compare
- 36 Marshall Islands 52.2% compare
- 37 Montenegro 51.7% compare
More private sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 31.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 20.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 44.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 30.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 15.97 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,590 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Caribbean Small States?
- Transport services in Caribbean Small States was 22.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2025.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for transport services?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.