Transport services in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Transport services was 44.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Pacific island small states, 1979–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 44.5% for transport services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Pacific island small states peaked at 63.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 1995.
Pacific island small states ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Transport services in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 63.4% | — |
| 1980 | 59.4% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 58.4% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 60.8% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 59.8% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 58.2% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 57.3% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 55.3% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 50.6% | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 55.1% | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 57.1% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 56.0% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 50.1% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 44.9% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 38.9% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 40.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 44.5% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 50.6% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 38.9% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 46.5% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 43.4% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 42.3% | 48.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More private sector data for Pacific island small states
- Merchandise trade 66.2% (2025)
- Food imports 23.7% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 6.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 16.2% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 781.41 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Pacific island small states?
- Transport services in Pacific island small states was 44.5% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 1979.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 1995.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for transport services?
- Pacific island small states ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.