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Volume of freight transport relative to GDP
This indicator is defined as the ratio between tonne-kilometers - volume of
inland freight transport by road, rail and inland waterways, respectively, and
Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Definition
The transport of goods by road includes the transport by motor vehicles
registered in the reporting country, while the transport by rail and inland
waterways includes the transport on the national territory regardless the
nationality of the vehicle.
The variable is calculated from the tonne-km (tkm) indicator, defined as the
transport of one tonne of freight over a distance of one km.
Unit of measure
Index on year 2000 of the current year value for tonne-kilometers related to
GDP in chain-linked volumes, expressed in Euro at 2000 exchange rate.
Purpose
Highlighting the trend of freight transport, as against the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) development.
Symbol
RS/GDP (Index 2000=100)
Computation
method
Ratio of inland freight transport value for the transport modes considered and
the GDP value (euro, at 2000 exchange rate), indexed to the reference year
2000.
∑ [(tonne-km) road, (tonne-km) rail, (tonne-km) inland waterway transport]
Computation
formula
Igoods (current year) = ------------------------------------------------------------,
GDP
(Euro at the 2000 exchange rate)
* Igoods (year 2000)
Necessary data
The value of tonne-km indicator for the transport of goods by road, rail and
inland waterways and GDP value in euro, at the 2000 exchange rate.
Data sources
Eurostat
Aggregation level National
Other
information
Objectives in NSDS: Sustainable transport
National level: 2