Computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Computer, communications and other services was 26.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1994–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2024, computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 26.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 44.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2006.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 38.0% | — |
| 1995 | 36.1% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 30.4% | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 44.5% | +46.3% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | -31.3% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +34.0% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 | +46.3% | 30.4% | 44.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 30.4% | 44.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 15.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.3% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 24.5% | 29.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 26.8% in 2024, 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2006.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.