Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in United States
United States: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 53.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in United States, 1970–2025
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 United States stood at 53.5%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in United States peaked at 58.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1981.
That places United States 46th 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 States, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.8% | — |
| 1971 | 38.0% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 37.7% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 35.9% | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 35.4% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 37.3% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 35.8% | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 36.2% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 36.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 31.1% | -14.1% |
| 1980 | 30.9% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 28.3% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 35.4% | +25.2% |
| 1983 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 32.2% | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 31.5% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 31.0% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 32.5% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 33.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 36.1% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 36.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 37.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 39.6% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 39.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 53.5% | +2.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 53.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.4%, 1.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +25.2% | 28.3% | 35.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.0% | 31.1% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 28.3% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 31.0% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 38.2% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 44.7% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 52.1% | 58.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in United States?
- Computer, communications and other services in United States was 53.5% 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1981.
- How does United States rank for computer, communications and other services?
- United States ranks 46th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.