Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 51.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Post-demographic dividend, 1976–2025
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 Post-demographic dividend is 51.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 57.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1989.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 (%) … exports in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 35.5% | — |
| 1977 | 35.9% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 37.2% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 34.3% | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 34.9% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 38.3% | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 35.7% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 31.6% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 32.8% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 32.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 36.2% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.7% | 34.3% | 37.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 34.7% | 31.6% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 32.8% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 39.1% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 43.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.1% | 57.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.25 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Post-demographic dividend?
- Computer, communications and other services in Post-demographic dividend was 51.7% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1989.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.