Transport services in Indonesia
Indonesia: Transport services was 23.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Indonesia, 1981–2025
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 Indonesia is 23.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Indonesia peaked at 50.3% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2025.
Indonesia ranks 129th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Transport services in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 41.3% | — |
| 1982 | 45.9% | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 50.3% | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 45.0% | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 34.9% | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 37.3% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 39.3% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 50.0% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 45.3% | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 38.2% | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 35.4% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 33.5% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 31.6% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +27.7% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -42.1% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.0% | 31.5% | 50.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 27.2% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 25.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 29.7% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 23.8% | 33.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 126 Bahamas 24.3% compare
- 127 Estonia 24.2% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 24.0% compare
- 130 Faroe Islands 23.8% compare
- 131 Trinidad and Tobago 23.3% compare
- 132 Austria 23.1% compare
More private sector data for Indonesia
- Merchandise trade 36.3% (2025)
- Food imports 10.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 241.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 47.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 282.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 990.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1957 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Indonesia?
- Transport services in Indonesia was 23.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 1983.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2025.
- How does Indonesia rank for transport services?
- Indonesia ranks 129th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.