Late-demographic dividend's railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 2,836 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 40.12% from 4,737 in 2010 (5% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 2,836 | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 4,106 | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 4,737 | 2010 |
| Highest | 5,744 | 2006 |
| Lowest | 2,282 | 2000 |
| Average since 2011 | 3,839 | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 2,356 | 1995 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Late-demographic dividend's railways, goods transported (million ton-km) fell 5.7% on 2019 (from 3,007 to 2,836).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2019), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 18.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below 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 52.8% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 23% in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 240.36 a year. A straight line explains 97% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 2,107 for 2023. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2018 to 2020 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 161.09, against 564.19 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
What this measures
Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Limitations: Data for transport sectors are not always internationally comparable. Unlike for demographic statistics, national income accounts, and international trade data, the collection of infrastructure data has not been "internationalized." The data from UIC is based on voluntary reporting by railway companies, and can show drastic increases or decreases for some of the years due to lack of reporting by some of the companies in that country.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 26 values
| Year | Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,836 |
| 2019 | 3,007 |
| 2018 | 3,186 |
| 2017 | 3,574 |
| 2016 | 3,424 |
| 2015 | 4,106 |
| 2014 | 4,252 |
| 2013 | 4,352 |
| 2012 | 4,609 |
| 2011 | 5,047 |
| 2010 |
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Questions people ask
- What is Late-demographic dividend's railways, goods transported (million ton-km)?
- 2,836 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 20.4% from 2,356 in 1995 (0.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5,744 in 2006 and the lowest 2,282 in 2000.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.RRS.GOOD.MT.K6, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), uri: https://uic-stats.uic.org/select/; OECD Statistics, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 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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