Computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Computer, communications and other services was 61.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1982–2025
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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 61.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 69.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1983.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 14.3% | — |
| 1983 | 10.6% | -26.2% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | +49.8% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 23.4% | +28.6% |
| 1987 | 21.7% | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | -42.7% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | +63.8% |
| 1990 | 19.5% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 29.9% | +53.3% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 34.7% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +33.7% |
| 1997 | 65.8% | +87.9% |
| 1998 | 67.1% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 63.7% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | -22.9% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 59.7% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 61.3% | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +87.9% | 35.0% | 65.8% |
| 1989 | +63.8% | 12.4% | 20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 10.6% | 23.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 19.5% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 37.7% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 48.9% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 59.7% | 69.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 61.3% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1983.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for computer, communications and other services?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.