Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Other small states
Other small states: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 23.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Other small states, 1992–2025
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 Other small states is 23.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Other small states peaked at 54.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2025.
That places Other small states 32nd 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 29 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 54.7% | — |
| 1993 | 50.3% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 47.3% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 46.3% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 23.1% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 44.5% | 54.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 29.1% | 46.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 23.1% | 28.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 29 Cambodia 54.3% compare
- 30 Yemen 54.3% compare
- 31 Mauritania 54.2% compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 53.3% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 53.2% compare
- 34 Tanzania 52.6% compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 52.5% compare
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 70.32 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 18.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 44.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 103.85 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Other small states?
- Transport services in Other small states was 23.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2025.
- How does Other small states rank for transport services?
- Other small states ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.