Computer, communications and other services in Euro area
Euro area: Computer, communications and other services was 52.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Euro area, 1975–2025
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 Euro area is 52.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Euro area peaked at 59.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1979.
That places Euro area 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 31.6% | — |
| 1976 | 30.5% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 30.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 30.4% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 31.4% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 32.5% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 34.3% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 34.1% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 31.5% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 42.8% | +27.8% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 52.1% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.8% | 30.4% | 31.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 33.0% | 31.4% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 33.5% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 44.5% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 48.0% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 52.1% | 59.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More private sector data for Euro area
- Merchandise trade 69.0% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,654 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Euro area?
- Computer, communications and other services in Euro area was 52.1% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1979.
- How does Euro area rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Euro area ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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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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.