Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 36.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 36.3% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 44.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2004.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 38.9% | — |
| 1995 | 39.4% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 43.2% | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 41.8% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -28.2% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +41.0% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 36.3% | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +41.0% | 26.5% | 37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9% | 38.6% | 43.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 21.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 25.4% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 32.4% | 44.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 169.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 57.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 250.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Computer, communications and other services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 36.3% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2004.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high 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 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.