Transport services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Transport services was 25.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1994–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 25.9% for transport services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 30.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2015.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Transport services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 29.1% | — |
| 1995 | 27.2% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -21.9% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 24.9% | 29.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 24.2% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 20.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.9% | 29.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.3% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 49.6% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 1.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Transport services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 25.9% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2015.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for transport services?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.