Transport services in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Transport services was 23.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Upper middle income, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 23.3% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Upper middle income peaked at 58.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2019.
That places Upper middle income 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Transport services in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 54.1% | — |
| 1983 | 56.8% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 46.4% | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 53.3% | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 56.9% | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 55.3% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 54.2% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 58.6% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 51.9% | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 42.1% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 38.9% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 33.1% | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.4% | 46.4% | 58.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 30.7% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 32.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 22.6% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 23.3% | 30.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 28 Cambodia 54.3% compare
- 29 Yemen 54.3% compare
- 30 Mauritania 54.2% compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 53.3% compare
- 32 Bangladesh 53.2% compare
- 33 Tanzania, United Republic of 52.6% compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 52.5% compare
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 75.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Upper middle income?
- Transport services in Upper middle income was 23.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2019.
- How does Upper middle income rank for transport services?
- Upper middle income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.