Transport services in High income
High income: Transport services was 18.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in High income, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
High income recorded 18.0% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in High income peaked at 45.4% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2025.
High income ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Transport services in High income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 45.4% | — |
| 1977 | 44.1% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 42.8% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 43.9% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 37.6% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 37.0% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 34.7% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 34.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 32.9% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.0% | 42.8% | 45.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 38.0% | 34.3% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 25.3% | 32.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 21.9% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 18.0% | 23.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in High income?
- Transport services in High income was 18.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2025.
- How does High income rank for transport services?
- High income ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.