Computer, communications and other services in IBRD only
IBRD only: Computer, communications and other services was 55.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 55.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in IBRD only peaked at 60.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1983.
That places IBRD only 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 20.5% | — |
| 1983 | 18.3% | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | +19.6% |
| 1985 | 23.2% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 26.6% | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 24.9% | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | -23.3% |
| 1989 | 24.1% | +26.2% |
| 1990 | 24.4% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 31.2% | +27.9% |
| 1992 | 32.5% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 34.4% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +59.6% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 55.1% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 18.3% | 26.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 24.4% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 35.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 42.9% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 52.4% | 60.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 7 Philippines 76.7% compare
- 8 Finland 76.6% compare
- 9 Pakistan 76.2% compare
- 10 Afghanistan 74.3% compare
- 11 Sweden 73.4% compare
- 12 Burundi 72.3% compare
- 13 Bangladesh 70.9% compare
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in IBRD only?
- Computer, communications and other services in IBRD only was 55.1% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1983.
- How does IBRD only rank for computer, communications and other services?
- IBRD only ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.