Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 40.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Pre-demographic dividend, 2005–2025
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 Pre-demographic dividend is 40.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 46.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2017.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45.4% | — |
| 2006 | 41.7% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 40.5% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 41.5% | 45.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 38.0% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 40.5% | 45.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 7 Kiribati 69.0% compare
- 8 Gambia 68.9% compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 68.7% compare
- 10 Mali 68.7% compare
- 11 Togo 67.8% compare
- 12 Tajikistan 65.8% compare
- 13 South Sudan 63.4% compare
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 117.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 5.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 47.67 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Transport services in Pre-demographic dividend was 40.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2017.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for transport services?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.