Transport services in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Transport services was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Post-demographic dividend, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 17.4% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 44.3% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2025.
That places Post-demographic dividend 46th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 41.3% | — |
| 1976 | 44.3% | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 42.9% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 41.7% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 42.9% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 43.1% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 39.1% | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 36.7% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 36.2% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 34.3% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 33.8% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 33.4% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 32.9% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 31.4% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 25.1% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.6% | 41.3% | 44.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 37.2% | 33.4% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 25.1% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 21.8% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 19.7% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.4% | 23.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Post-demographic dividend?
- Transport services in Post-demographic dividend was 17.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 1976.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2025.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for transport services?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.