Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 30.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Lower middle income, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 30.3% for transport services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Lower middle income peaked at 63.6% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2018.
That places Lower middle income 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 63.6% | — |
| 1977 | 60.4% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 61.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 59.9% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 57.8% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 55.7% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 57.1% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 55.2% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 53.5% | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 53.0% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 54.6% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 54.2% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 53.8% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 52.5% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 51.9% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 48.7% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 48.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 44.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.3% | 59.9% | 63.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 55.8% | 53.0% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 44.0% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 35.5% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 29.3% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 30.3% | 37.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 415.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 52.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 598.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Lower middle income?
- Transport services in Lower middle income was 30.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for transport services?
- Lower middle income ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.