Egypt, Arab Rep.'s transport services (% of service imports, BoP) was 44.62% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3.64 percentage points from 40.98% in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 44.62% | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 44.14% | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 40.98% | 2015 |
| Highest | 46.48% | 2014 |
| Lowest | 24.24% | 1993 |
| Average since 2016 | 43.21% | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 38.49% | 1977 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s transport services (% of service imports, BoP) rose 1.52 percentage points on 2024 (from 43.1% to 44.62%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.6 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.06 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.43 percentage points in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.42 percentage points in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.37 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 44% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 22nd highest value of the 134 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 44.62% | 2025 |
| World | 18.72% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 27.08% | 2025 |
Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2025 ranking
- Paraguay — 18th of 134: 46.41%
- Panama — 19th of 134: 45.99%
- Lithuania — 20th of 134: 45.23%
- Uzbekistan — 22nd of 134: 44.44%
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 23rd of 134: 44.37%
- Guatemala — 24th of 134: 44.33%
What this measures
Transport services covers 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 services provided by non-residents to residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 49 values
| Year | Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.62 |
| 2024 | 43.1 |
| 2023 | 44.24 |
| 2022 | 44.46 |
| 2021 | 45.03 |
| 2020 | 44.14 |
| 2019 | 40.35 |
| 2018 | 43.67 |
| 2017 | 41.69 |
| 2016 | 40.76 |
| 2015 |
Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$48.88 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$30.71 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$19.89 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 987.6 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$48.08 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 544.5 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 5.45% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s transport services (% of service imports, BoP)?
- 44.62% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 6.13 percentage points from 38.49% in 1977. The highest value was 46.48% in 2014 and the lowest 24.24% in 1993.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?
- 22nd highest of 134 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in transport services (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s transport services (% of service imports, BoP) rose 1.52 percentage points on 2024 (from 43.1% to 44.62%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.6 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.06 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.TRAN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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