Computer, communications and other services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Computer, communications and other services was 27.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Bangladesh, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in Bangladesh is 27.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and up 187.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Bangladesh peaked at 27.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1997.
Bangladesh ranks 127th of 198 countries 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 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13.0% | — |
| 1977 | 13.5% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 15.3% | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 13.1% | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 20.3% | +54.3% |
| 1981 | 21.4% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 15.5% | -27.6% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | -39.8% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 13.8% | +26.7% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | -25.6% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +18.0% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | -29.4% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | -19.7% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -27.5% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -32.5% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +28.2% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +109.5% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +80.6% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -26.9% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +37.3% |
| 2025 | 27.1% | +25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.7% | 13.0% | 15.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 8.5% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 4.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 6.9% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 6.0% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 12.5% | 27.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 124 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 28.9% compare
- 125 Chad 28.6% compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 27.5% compare
- 128 Ecuador 27.1% compare
- 129 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 25.1% compare
- 130 Kuwait 24.8% compare
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Bangladesh?
- Computer, communications and other services in Bangladesh was 27.1% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1997.
- How does Bangladesh rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Bangladesh ranks 127th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 187.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.