Transport services in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Transport services was 24.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in IDA & IBRD total, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in IDA & IBRD total stood at 24.1%. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 57.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2025.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Transport services in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 55.2% | — |
| 1983 | 56.6% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 49.2% | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 54.1% | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 56.1% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 55.1% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 54.3% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 57.8% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 57.5% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 52.0% | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 45.0% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 42.5% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.8% | 49.2% | 57.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 33.0% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 32.2% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 24.3% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 24.1% | 31.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 26 Chad 55.0% compare
- 27 Jordan 54.5% compare
- 28 Cambodia 54.3% compare
- 29 Yemen 54.3% compare
- 30 Mauritania 54.2% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 53.3% compare
- 32 Bangladesh 53.2% compare
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in IDA & IBRD total?
- Transport services in IDA & IBRD total was 24.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2025.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for transport services?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.