Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 55.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in United Kingdom, 1970–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 55.8% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in United Kingdom peaked at 58.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 1990.
That places United Kingdom 41st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34.6% | — |
| 1971 | 32.9% | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 34.6% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 33.1% | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 32.7% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 35.4% | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 35.7% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 35.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 39.2% | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 37.9% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 38.5% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 42.4% | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 45.4% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 48.3% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 32.3% | -33.1% |
| 1987 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 31.1% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 29.4% | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 33.9% | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 35.7% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 34.7% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 36.5% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 37.4% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 36.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 41.3% | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 43.7% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 55.8% | -0.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 55.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.4%, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 55.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.6%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -33.1% | 48.3% | 32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.2% | 32.7% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.5% | 31.1% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.5% | 29.4% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 40.9% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 42.5% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 55.0% | 58.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More private sector data for United Kingdom
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 448.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 714.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in United Kingdom?
- Computer, communications and other services in United Kingdom was 55.8% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for computer, communications and other services?
- United Kingdom ranks 41st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.