Transport services in European Union
European Union: Transport services was 18.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in European Union, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
European Union recorded 18.5% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in European Union peaked at 39.6% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2025.
European Union ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Transport services in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 33.9% | — |
| 1976 | 39.6% | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 38.1% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 37.4% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 37.2% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 39.1% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 32.9% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 29.9% | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 18.5% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.4% | 33.9% | 39.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 32.9% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 22.8% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 21.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 20.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 18.5% | 24.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
More private sector data for European Union
- Merchandise trade 70.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 16,988 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3608 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in European Union?
- Transport services in European Union was 18.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2025.
- How does European Union rank for transport services?
- European Union ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.