India vs Lower middle income: Computer, communications and other services
Computer, communications and other services over time
- India
- Lower middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 62.5% against 45.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 16.9%.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was India ahead.
India ranks 17th and Lower middle income ranks 14th of 198 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.2% | 23.1% | 2.1% | India |
| 1980s | 29.3% | 27.7% | 1.7% | India |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 29.8% | 0.0% | India |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 33.3% | 4.1% | India |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 41.4% | 16.4% | India |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 43.4% | 17.8% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher computer, communications and other services, India or Lower middle income?
- India, at 62.5% against 45.6% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in computer, communications and other services between India and Lower middle income?
- 16.9%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for computer, communications and other services?
- India ranks 17th and Lower middle income ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.