Barbados vs Post-demographic dividend: Computer, communications and other services

Barbados
69.8%
in 2017
Post-demographic dividend
50.9%
in 2025
Barbados rank
10th
Post-demographic dividend rank
8th

Computer, communications and other services over time

  • Barbados
  • Post-demographic dividend
20406080196719962025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 69.8% against 50.9% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 18.9%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.4 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.

Barbados ranks 10th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 8th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Post-demographic dividend in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 22.0% 24.5% 2.5% Post-demographic dividend
1980s 24.2% 26.6% 2.4% Post-demographic dividend
1990s 25.7% 31.7% 6.0% Post-demographic dividend
2000s 44.4% 40.9% 3.5% Barbados
2010s 65.6% 45.9% 19.7% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher computer, communications and other services, Barbados or Post-demographic dividend?
Barbados, at 69.8% against 50.9% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2017.
What is the difference in computer, communications and other services between Barbados and Post-demographic dividend?
18.9%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Post-demographic dividend?
43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for computer, communications and other services?
Barbados ranks 10th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 9,683 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.