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

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Switzerland was 9.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 35.14 in 1996, while its lowest value was 8.64 in 2016.

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
1977 28.34
1978 29.12
1979 28.51
1980 30.37
1981 29.37
1982 28.32
1983 27.31
1984 26.98
1985 26.93
1986 25.09
1987 24.28
1988 20.63
1989 32.78
1990 33.32
1991 33.55
1992 32.66
1993 32.93
1994 33.87
1995 34.90
1996 35.14
1997 34.71
1998 34.60
1999 34.72
2000 24.16
2001 22.13
2002 17.44
2003 15.06
2004 14.08
2005 13.12
2006 13.74
2007 13.98
2008 14.91
2009 13.17
2010 13.28
2011 12.36
2012 12.78
2013 12.82
2014 11.89
2015 9.25
2016 8.64
2017 9.04
2018 10.27
2019 10.05
2020 9.34

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