Transport services in OECD members
OECD members: Transport services was 18.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in OECD members, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 18.0% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in OECD members peaked at 45.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2025.
That places OECD members 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Transport services in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 42.0% | — |
| 1976 | 45.1% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 43.3% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 43.1% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 43.6% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 39.1% | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 36.9% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 36.3% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 34.5% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 33.8% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 33.1% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 31.5% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 31.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 28.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.3% | 42.0% | 45.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 33.1% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 26.0% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 22.3% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.0% | 23.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in OECD members?
- Transport services in OECD members was 18.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2025.
- How does OECD members rank for transport services?
- OECD members ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.