Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) - Country Ranking - Central America & the Caribbean

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.

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Haiti 56.74 2021
2 Nicaragua 52.99 2020
3 Honduras 51.19 2020
4 Guatemala 46.87 2020
5 Dominican Republic 44.95 2020
6 Jamaica 42.19 2020
7 El Salvador 40.49 2020
8 Panama 39.66 2020
9 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 38.02 2020
10 Belize 37.71 2020
11 Costa Rica 33.72 2020
12 Trinidad and Tobago 29.32 2020
13 St. Kitts and Nevis 27.46 2020
14 St. Lucia 26.27 2020
15 Dominica 26.16 2020
16 Antigua and Barbuda 20.10 2020
17 Grenada 19.35 2020
18 Barbados 15.77 2016
19 The Bahamas 15.52 2020
20 Cayman Islands 13.12 2019

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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.