Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Middle income
Middle income: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 25.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Middle income, 1982–2025
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 Middle income is 25.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Middle income peaked at 57.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2019.
That places Middle income 25th 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 44 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 54.8% | — |
| 1983 | 56.6% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 48.4% | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 53.7% | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 56.2% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 54.9% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 54.3% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 57.7% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.0% | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 45.1% | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 43.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 36.1% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.6% | 48.4% | 57.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 33.4% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 32.9% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 24.1% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 25.5% | 32.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.87 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Middle income?
- Transport services in Middle income was 25.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2019.
- How does Middle income rank for transport services?
- Middle income ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.