Computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Computer, communications and other services was 40.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 40.4% for computer, communications and other services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 53.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2005.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 38.1% | — |
| 1978 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 44.0% | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 42.7% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 42.8% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 36.1% | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 35.4% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 31.8% | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 35.5% | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 27.1% | -23.7% |
| 1988 | 26.1% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 26.4% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | +63.0% |
| 1991 | 31.6% | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -40.2% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +63.0% | 26.4% | 43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.9% | 37.5% | 44.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 26.1% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 31.6% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 18.9% | 24.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 25.1% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 39.5% | 53.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 40.4% in 2024, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2005.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.