Computer, communications and other services in Japan
Japan: Computer, communications and other services was 66.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Japan recorded 66.2% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
The figure is up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Japan peaked at 72.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2004.
Japan ranks 12th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 43.1% | — |
| 1997 | 45.5% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 46.4% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 66.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.4% | 42.5% | 46.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 38.4% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 48.2% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 66.2% | 72.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 9 Switzerland 72.1% compare
- 10 Barbados 69.8% compare
- 11 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 66.6% compare
- 13 Finland 66.1% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 65.0% compare
- 15 Guinea 64.8% compare
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Japan?
- Computer, communications and other services in Japan was 66.2% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2004.
- How does Japan rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.