Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 52.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 52.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 59.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1983.
That places IDA & IBRD total 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 20.9% | — |
| 1983 | 18.7% | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | +19.6% |
| 1985 | 23.6% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 26.8% | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 25.7% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 20.2% | -21.6% |
| 1989 | 25.5% | +26.1% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 32.2% | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 33.7% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 35.2% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 29.2% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 33.3% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | +55.8% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 52.4% | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in IDA & IBRD total 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 | +55.8% | 33.3% | 51.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.0% | 18.7% | 26.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 25.8% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 35.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 42.5% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 51.5% | 59.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
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- Food exports 10.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.14 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in IDA & IBRD total?
- Computer, communications and other services in IDA & IBRD total was 52.4% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1983.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for computer, communications and other services?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.