Transport services in Euro area
Euro area: Transport services was 18.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Euro area, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 18.4% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Euro area peaked at 38.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2025.
That places Euro area 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Transport services in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 32.9% | — |
| 1976 | 38.1% | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 36.4% | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 35.7% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 34.9% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 36.5% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 35.3% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 33.6% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 30.8% | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 30.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 28.3% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 18.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.8% | 32.9% | 38.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 30.6% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 23.8% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 21.3% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 19.8% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 18.4% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More private sector data for Euro area
- Merchandise trade 69.0% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,654 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Euro area?
- Transport services in Euro area was 18.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2025.
- How does Euro area rank for transport services?
- Euro area ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.