Computer, communications and other services in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Computer, communications and other services was 43.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Early-demographic dividend, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 43.4% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 47.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1977.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 21.1% | — |
| 1978 | 22.6% | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 30.9% | +36.3% |
| 1980 | 29.4% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 34.1% | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 33.1% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 32.2% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 33.9% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 34.9% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 34.0% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 31.2% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.7% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 35.1% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 35.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 29.3% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 43.4% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.9% | 21.1% | 30.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 32.8% | 29.4% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 29.3% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 28.1% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 31.4% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 38.5% | 47.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Early-demographic dividend?
- Computer, communications and other services in Early-demographic dividend was 43.4% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1977.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.