Computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Computer, communications and other services was 48.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 48.2% for computer, communications and other services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 48.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1996.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 27.7% | — |
| 1995 | 31.0% | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.4% | 26.0% | 33.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 26.8% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 37.1% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 41.7% | 48.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.3% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 49.6% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 1.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 48.2% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1996.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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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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.