Computer, communications and other services in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Computer, communications and other services was 43.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1978–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 43.1% for computer, communications and other services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 144.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 43.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1979.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 26th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 11.4% | — |
| 1979 | 11.1% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 29.3% | +116.0% |
| 1986 | 27.6% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 26.8% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 28.8% | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | -39.5% |
| 1991 | 20.7% | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +58.0% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -41.5% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | +107.9% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 43.1% | +14.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services in Africa Eastern and Southern changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +116.0% | 13.6% | 29.3% |
| 2020 | +107.9% | 19.5% | 40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 11.4% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 17.4% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 16.2% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.7% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 35.2% | 43.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More private sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Merchandise trade 45.4% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 337.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 282.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Computer, communications and other services in Africa Eastern and Southern was 43.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1979.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.