Railways, goods transported in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Railways, goods transported was 4,633 million ton-km in 2017. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Upper middle income, 1995–2017
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2017, railways, goods transported in Upper middle income stood at 4,633 million ton-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Upper middle income peaked at 7,371 million ton-km in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,416 million ton-km, in 1995.
Upper middle income ranks 15th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,035 million ton-km | 1,416 million ton-km | 2,652 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,645 million ton-km | 2,207 million ton-km | 5,991 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,507 million ton-km | 4,633 million ton-km | 7,371 million ton-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 313.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.76 billion (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.39 billion (2023)
- Air transport, freight 48,207 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10.76 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 18,560 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,090 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Upper middle income?
- Railways, goods transported in Upper middle income was 4,633 million ton-km in 2017, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 7,371 million ton-km in 2014.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,416 million ton-km in 1995.
- How does Upper middle income rank for railways, goods transported?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2017.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.