Transport services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Transport services was 34.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1994–2024
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 34.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 42.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2015.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Transport services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 28.4% | — |
| 1995 | 32.0% | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.3% | 26.8% | 32.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 29.9% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 23.9% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 33.4% | 37.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Transport services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 34.5% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2015.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for transport services?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.