Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in United States
United States: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 14.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in United States, 1970–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
United States recorded 14.0% for transport services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in United States peaked at 53.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2025.
That places United States 179th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in United States, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.5% | — |
| 1971 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 47.8% | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 48.5% | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 50.2% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 52.4% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 51.7% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 52.7% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 53.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 44.4% | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 46.1% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 38.9% | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 38.6% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 37.7% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 35.6% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 35.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 35.3% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 33.5% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 32.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 31.4% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | -28.1% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -21.2% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 14.0% | -8.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 14.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.2%, 69% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.8% | 44.3% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 35.6% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 22.0% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 16.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 15.8% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 14.0% | 20.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in United States?
- Transport services in United States was 14.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2025.
- How does United States rank for transport services?
- United States ranks 179th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United 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.