Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP by country
Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
178
Highest
0.0774 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
Luxembourg
Lowest
0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
Slovakia
Median
0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
7,236
What the numbers show
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 0.0774 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 317,731.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 0.0774 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 2 | Qatar | 0.0654 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 161.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 0.0296 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Fiji | 0.0285 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 0.026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 0.0255 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1,036.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 0.0227 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 0.0198 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 8,095.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Bahrain | 0.0194 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Nauru | 0.0182 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Singapore | 0.0149 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 12 | Mauritius | 0.0121 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 0.0118 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 1991 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 0.0108 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 19,007.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Turkey | 0.0073 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 207.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Suriname | 0.0068 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 17 | South Korea | 0.0067 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 18 | Solomon Islands | 0.0061 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Iceland | 0.0061 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Togo | 0.006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.0053 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 22 | Oman | 0.0051 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 23 | Malaysia | 0.0048 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 0.0045 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 25 | Maldives | 0.0044 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Zambia | 0.0038 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 0.0032 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 29 | Brunei | 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 30 | New Zealand | 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 0.0029 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 32 | Belgium | 0.0028 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 33 | Germany | 0.0028 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 34 | Finland | 0.0028 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 35 | Kenya | 0.0027 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.8% | flat |
| 36 | Vietnam | 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 37 | Kuwait | 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Jordan | 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Portugal | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Japan | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Panama | 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.5% | flat |
| 43 | Lebanon | 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Turkmenistan | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 46 | United States | 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 47 | Philippines | 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 29.5% | falling |
| 48 | China | 0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 49 | France | 0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 50 | Libya | 0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 2,698.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Switzerland | 0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 52 | Mongolia | 0.0013 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 0.0013 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 257.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Bahamas | 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 8,668.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Israel | 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Kiribati | 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Belize | 0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Peru | 0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 0.001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Canada | 0.0009 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 63 | Pakistan | 0.0009 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 0.0009 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0009 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0.0008 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Ireland | 0.0008 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Laos | 0.0008 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 699.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Spain | 0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 70 | Denmark | 0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2004 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Australia | 0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 72 | Hungary | 0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Angola | 0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Norway | 0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2004 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Armenia | 0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 621.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Indonesia | 0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Morocco | 0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 69.5% | falling |
| 78 | Brazil | 0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Russia | 0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 66.5% | rising |
| 80 | Mexico | 0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 81 | Sweden | 0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 82 | Seychelles | 0.0005 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 83 | India | 0.0005 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 84 | Sudan | 0.0005 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Italy | 0.0005 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Liberia | 0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 1992 | up 286.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Poland | 0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 124.6% | falling |
| 88 | Nepal | 0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Austria | 0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Bolivia | 0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 92 | Senegal | 0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Iran | 0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Congo | 0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea | 0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 1999 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Tanzania | 0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 317,731.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Serbia | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 726.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Tunisia | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Djibouti | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 1991 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Argentina | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Barbados | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 1991 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Macao | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Bhutan | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 107 | South Africa | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 94.4% | falling |
| 108 | Madagascar | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Yemen | 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Myanmar | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 213.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Malta | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Mozambique | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 1997 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 114 | Tonga | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2004 | — | rising |
| 115 | Cuba | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Lesotho | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 1993 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Uruguay | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2009 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Zimbabwe | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2000 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Syria | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Belarus | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 242.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Burkina Faso | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1,485.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Greece | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 2,530.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Cambodia | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Latvia | 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Cape Verde | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Algeria | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Honduras | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Chad | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Moldova | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Lithuania | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Paraguay | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Ukraine | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 95.3% | falling |
| 139 | American Samoa | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2014 | — | rising |
| 140 | Niger | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Botswana | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Cyprus | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Georgia | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 192.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Romania | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovenia | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Nigeria | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Eswatini | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Samoa | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Montenegro | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Guatemala | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Haiti | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Guyana | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Croatia | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Venezuela | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Uganda | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Benin | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Cameroon | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Czechia | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Malawi | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Namibia | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Albania | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Dominican Republic | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Estonia | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Gabon | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Ghana | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Iraq | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Jamaica | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Mali | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritania | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Rwanda | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Sierra Leone | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Somalia | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Slovakia | 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.