Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Low income
Low income: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Low income, 2005–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Low income recorded 56.7% for transport services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Low income peaked at 65.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2006.
Low income ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56.0% | — |
| 2006 | 48.2% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5% | 48.2% | 56.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 50.2% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 56.7% | 65.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Djibouti 91.9% compare
- 2 Afghanistan 88.9% compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 83.1% compare
- 4 Sudan 80.9% compare
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 37.86 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 22.58 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Low income?
- Transport services in Low income was 56.7% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2006.
- How does Low income rank for transport services?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.