Computer, communications and other services in OECD members
OECD members: Computer, communications and other services was 52.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in OECD members, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, computer, communications and other services in OECD members stood at 52.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in OECD members peaked at 57.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1989.
That places OECD members 20th 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 50 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 33.2% | — |
| 1977 | 33.8% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 35.2% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 32.7% | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 32.9% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 33.5% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 36.5% | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 35.8% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 34.7% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 31.6% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 31.5% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 35.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 37.1% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.7% | 32.7% | 35.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 31.5% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 32.9% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 39.1% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 44.2% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 51.9% | 57.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in OECD members?
- Computer, communications and other services in OECD members was 52.0% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1989.
- How does OECD members rank for computer, communications and other services?
- OECD members ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.