PUBLISHER: MarketLine | PRODUCT CODE: 2168680
PUBLISHER: MarketLine | PRODUCT CODE: 2168680
Global Transportation Services industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, industry group size (value and volume , and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the industry group.
The transportation services industry includes air, marine, rail, and road freight sectors. Air freight is a mode of transportation that involves the movement of goods and cargo through the airways. The segment covers both domestic and international air freight. Domestic air freight refers to the transportation of goods and cargo via airplanes within the same country. International air freight covers the transportation of goods and cargo via airplanes across borders to different countries. Marine freight sector includes revenues generated from the transportation of containers (only LoLo) and dry bulk cargo by sea and ocean-going vessels. The sector encompasses domestic and international freight, which, for the purposes of this report, is counted in the country of origin. Rail freight segment encompasses the transportation of goods by rail. This involves the movement of freight from one point to another, and the revenues generated from such transportation are included in this market. Road freight refers to the physical transportation of goods and cargo over land using commercial motor vehicles like trucks, trailers, semi-trailers, etc.
All market data and forecasts are based on nominal prices, and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using yearly average exchange rates. The USD values may show a declining trend for few countries such as Argentina, Turkey, Nigeria, Egypt, and Russia. This is primarily because of the impact of exchange rates considered.
The global transportation services industry recorded a value of $5,655.6 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9% between 2020 and 2025.
The road segment accounted for the industry's largest proportion in 2025, with a total value of $2,649.1 billion, equivalent to 46.8% of the industry's overall value.
During 2020-25, the transportation services industry growth was primarily driven by growing urbanization.