Abstract:

The effectiveness of the functioning of the transport system is one of the most important factor in the growth of the economies of countries, which is manifested in the intensity of development of economic relations, transport hubs, mobility of the population and goods. The transport system creates the conditions for the growth of labor productivity, development and increase of production efficiency, distribution and consumption, thereby forming a highly competitive state economy. The aim of the work is a comprehensive study of the development indicators of the countries automobile transport system. It is based on the structural and dynamic analysis, the use of the Logistics Performance Index (LPI), analysis of transport safety, the length of roads and passenger traffic, the use of structural indices reflecting the level of automobile infrastructure development. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the substantiation of theoretical principles and guidelines for the transport system study of the of various countries using general and special methods. The proof of scientific novelty is the applicability of research methods to the domestic and foreign economies, specifying comparability of indicators in cross-country comparison. The level of length, density and structure of roads, as well as transport costs in various countries of the total GDP are estimated, using a number of indicators, which reflect the position of the country's transport system and the effectiveness of its functionality. The study has a multidimensional nature, including an analysis of Russian and foreign experience in the development of the transport system, as well as cross-country comparisons of a number of special indicators