Korea vs Middle income: Computer, communications and other services
Computer, communications and other services over time
- Korea
- Middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 57.4% against 39.5% in Middle income, a difference of 17.9%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times Middle income's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 23rd of 198 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.8% | 22.7% | 14.1% | Korea |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 27.5% | 8.5% | Korea |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 30.7% | 8.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 32.0% | 16.2% | Korea |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 40.6% | 16.9% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher computer, communications and other services, Korea or Middle income?
- Korea, at 57.4% against 39.5% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in computer, communications and other services between Korea and Middle income?
- 17.9%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Middle income rank globally for computer, communications and other services?
- Korea ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 23rd 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.