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

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Zambia was 49.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 78.88 in 1997, while its lowest value was 44.01 in 2007.

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
1978 56.99
1979 61.86
1980 53.51
1981 46.48
1982 56.95
1983 57.46
1984 61.10
1985 68.13
1986 60.61
1987 55.16
1988 56.59
1989 63.23
1990 73.61
1991 56.04
1997 78.88
1998 73.67
1999 66.06
2000 60.46
2001 62.00
2002 61.13
2003 58.23
2004 51.62
2005 59.93
2006 55.18
2007 44.01
2008 52.61
2009 51.38
2010 53.40
2011 60.92
2012 61.83
2013 51.60
2014 54.90
2015 57.61
2016 55.20
2017 57.07
2018 57.07
2019 53.28
2020 49.05

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