Transport services in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Transport services was 19.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in East Asia & Pacific, 1996–2025
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 East Asia & Pacific is 19.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 38.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2025.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Transport services in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.8% | — |
| 1997 | 34.1% | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2% | 27.9% | 38.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 28.7% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 19.7% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 19.6% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Merchandise trade 50.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 81.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in East Asia & Pacific?
- Transport services in East Asia & Pacific was 19.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for transport services?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.