Transport services in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Transport services was 16.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Russian Federation, 1994–2025
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 Russian Federation is 16.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Russian Federation peaked at 21.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2003.
That places Russian Federation 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Transport services in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 19.6% | — |
| 1995 | 16.4% | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.9% | 19.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 11.7% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 16.6% | 21.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More private sector data for Russian Federation
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 302.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 419.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Russian Federation?
- Transport services in Russian Federation was 16.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2003.
- How does Russian Federation rank for transport services?
- Russian Federation ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.