High income vs Papua New Guinea: Computer, communications and other services

High income
50.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
78.1%
in 2024
High income rank
9th
Papua New Guinea rank
6th

Computer, communications and other services over time

  • High income
  • Papua New Guinea
20406080197620002025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 78.1% against 50.1% in High income, a difference of 28.0%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.6 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

High income ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 24.3% 19.2% 5.2% High income
1980s 27.3% 34.7% 7.4% Papua New Guinea
1990s 33.6% 61.2% 27.6% Papua New Guinea
2000s 40.7% 58.2% 17.5% Papua New Guinea
2010s 46.1% 68.9% 22.8% Papua New Guinea
2020s 52.6% 72.7% 20.1% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher computer, communications and other services, High income or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 78.1% against 50.1% in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in computer, communications and other services between High income and Papua New Guinea?
28.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Papua New Guinea?
47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do High income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for computer, communications and other services?
High income ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 47 groups.
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.