Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 53.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Low & middle income, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 53.1% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Low & middle income peaked at 60.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1983.
That places Low & middle income 12th 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 (%) … exports in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 20.2% | — |
| 1983 | 17.7% | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 21.8% | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 23.1% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 26.5% | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 19.3% | -23.1% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | +30.8% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 31.9% | +24.1% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 35.1% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 29.3% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 34.7% | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 56.1% | +61.6% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 60.6% | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 53.1% | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Low & middle 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 | +61.6% | 34.7% | 56.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.4% | 17.7% | 26.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 25.7% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 35.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 42.4% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 52.2% | 60.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.91 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Low & middle income?
- Computer, communications and other services in Low & middle income was 53.1% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1983.
- How does Low & middle income rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Low & middle income ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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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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.