Computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Computer, communications and other services was 38.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 38.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 46.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1989.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 25.6% | — |
| 1983 | 20.4% | -20.4% |
| 1984 | 37.4% | +83.1% |
| 1985 | 20.8% | -44.3% |
| 1986 | 12.4% | -40.4% |
| 1987 | 13.0% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | +66.6% |
| 1992 | 25.4% | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 29.3% | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 26.8% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 32.9% | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 36.4% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +36.8% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +83.1% | 20.4% | 37.4% |
| 1991 | +66.6% | 12.2% | 20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.1% | 11.3% | 37.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 12.2% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 30.9% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 22.9% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 38.1% | 46.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Computer, communications and other services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 38.2% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1989.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for computer, communications and other services?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.