Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in IDA blend
IDA blend: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 28.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Computer, communications and other services in IDA blend, 1977–2025
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 blend is 28.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in IDA blend peaked at 64.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1986.
That places IDA blend 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 30.2% | — |
| 1978 | 24.7% | -18.4% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | -27.4% |
| 1980 | 15.5% | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 21.4% | +38.3% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | -20.8% |
| 1983 | 16.2% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 25.3% | +56.3% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | -29.6% |
| 1986 | 11.9% | -32.9% |
| 1987 | 36.6% | +206.5% |
| 1988 | 38.1% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 63.0% | +65.4% |
| 1990 | 62.3% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 57.1% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 56.3% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 57.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 57.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 64.2% | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 60.1% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 64.9% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 62.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 61.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -60.5% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 28.2% | -7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in IDA blend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +206.5% | 11.9% | 36.6% |
| 1989 | +65.4% | 38.1% | 63.0% |
| 2005 | -60.5% | 58.8% | 23.2% |
| 1984 | +56.3% | 16.2% | 25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.3% | 17.9% | 30.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 11.9% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 56.3% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 23.2% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 25.7% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 28.2% | 33.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 36 Germany 57.6% compare
- 37 Algeria 57.6% compare
- 38 Argentina 57.4% compare
- 39 Suriname 57.2% compare
- 40 South Korea 55.9% compare
- 41 United Kingdom 55.8% compare
- 42 Switzerland 55.7% compare
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 42.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in IDA blend?
- Computer, communications and other services in IDA blend was 28.2% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1986.
- How does IDA blend rank for computer, communications and other services?
- IDA blend ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.