Computer, communications and other services in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Computer, communications and other services was 39.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in IDA & IBRD total, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 39.9% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 45.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1989.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 26.4% | — |
| 1983 | 24.8% | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 30.9% | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | -23.2% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 19.9% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 29.8% | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.9% | 18.2% | 30.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 19.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 28.5% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.7% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 38.7% | 45.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in IDA & IBRD total?
- Computer, communications and other services in IDA & IBRD total was 39.9% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1989.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for computer, communications and other services?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.