Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Czechia
Czechia: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 21.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Czechia, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Czechia stood at 21.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Czechia peaked at 28.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Czechia 139th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.3% | — |
| 1994 | 17.7% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | -30.3% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -92.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -58.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +4899.6% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | -3.7% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 21.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 21.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.3%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +4899.6% | 0.3% | 14.6% |
| 1998 | -92.1% | 12.1% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 0.8% | 19.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 0.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.4% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 21.3% | 28.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More private sector data for Czechia
- Merchandise trade 137.3% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 253.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 42.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 90.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 283.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 47.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,051 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Czechia?
- Transport services in Czechia was 21.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Czechia rank for transport services?
- Czechia ranks 139th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.