Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Nauru
Nauru: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Nauru, 2008–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 86.8% for computer, communications and other services in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Nauru peaked at 91.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2008.
That places Nauru 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.0% | — |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +926.7% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +74.9% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | -32.4% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +192.8% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 86.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.4%, 2.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 86.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.2%, 4.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +926.7% | 3.0% | 30.7% |
| 2013 | +192.8% | 31.2% | 91.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 3.0% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 31.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 86.8% | 89.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More private sector data for Nauru
- Merchandise trade 55.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 67.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 81.58 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports 31.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 16.32 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,578 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Nauru?
- Computer, communications and other services in Nauru was 86.8% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2008.
- How does Nauru rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Nauru ranks 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.