Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 52.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Upper middle income, 1982–2025
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 Upper middle income is 52.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Upper middle income peaked at 61.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1983.
That places Upper middle income 16th 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 44 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 18.5% | — |
| 1983 | 15.2% | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | +25.4% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 24.8% | +22.9% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | -28.8% |
| 1989 | 22.5% | +36.5% |
| 1990 | 23.2% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 30.5% | +31.3% |
| 1992 | 32.3% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 34.8% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 34.6% | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 58.2% | +68.1% |
| 1998 | 54.9% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 52.9% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | -20.8% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 52.6% | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +68.1% | 34.6% | 58.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.0% | 15.2% | 24.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 23.2% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 32.8% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 41.9% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 51.9% | 61.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.45 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 77.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Upper middle income?
- Computer, communications and other services in Upper middle income was 52.6% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1983.
- How does Upper middle income rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Upper middle income ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.