Bangladesh - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Bangladesh was 67.17 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 80.74 in 2008, while its lowest value was 50.64 in 1995.

Definition: Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1976 65.29
1977 67.19
1978 63.75
1979 66.47
1980 64.27
1981 61.39
1982 64.49
1983 62.82
1984 62.81
1985 59.76
1986 52.58
1987 57.77
1988 52.30
1989 52.91
1990 56.25
1991 55.22
1992 57.13
1993 54.95
1994 53.62
1995 50.64
1996 64.62
1997 66.05
1998 68.25
1999 66.06
2000 61.47
2001 67.10
2002 71.46
2003 70.12
2004 72.72
2005 65.42
2006 63.37
2007 69.77
2008 80.74
2009 78.07
2010 78.42
2011 80.43
2012 76.64
2013 75.44
2014 68.21
2015 74.80
2016 69.28
2017 67.63
2018 58.77
2019 59.49
2020 63.92
2021 67.17

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments