Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Georgia
Georgia: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 20.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Georgia, 1997–2025
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 Georgia stood at 20.9%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Georgia peaked at 20.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.
That places Georgia 147th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.8% | — |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +83.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -94.6% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +7386.1% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -42.4% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -34.5% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +65.0% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +69.2% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | +18.6% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | +9.4% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 20.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 62% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 20.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.1%, 44% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +7386.1% | 0.2% | 13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 3.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 7.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 14.8% | 20.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.0% compare
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.7% compare
- 146 Eritrea 21.3%
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 20.4% compare
- 149 Bhutan 20.1% compare
- 150 Tanzania 20.0% compare
More private sector data for Georgia
- Merchandise trade 67.7% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 18.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 29.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 8.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,852 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Georgia?
- Computer, communications and other services in Georgia was 20.9% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
- How does Georgia rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Georgia ranks 147th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.