Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Australia
Australia: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 28.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Australia, 1989–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in Australia is 28.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Australia peaked at 46.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1995.
Australia ranks 102nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 17.7% | — |
| 1990 | 17.0% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | +56.9% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +35.0% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | -30.0% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 28.4% | +7.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 28.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.4%, 70% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Australia's 28.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.2%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +56.9% | 21.8% | 34.2% |
| 2021 | +35.0% | 34.2% | 46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 13.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 19.8% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 26.3% | 46.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 99 Chile 30.9% compare
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.7% compare
- 101 Tajikistan 29.0% compare
- 103 Thailand 27.9% compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 27.4% compare
- 105 Sri Lanka 26.7% compare
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 114.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 90.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Australia?
- Computer, communications and other services in Australia was 28.4% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Australia ranks 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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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.