Computer, communications and other services in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Computer, communications and other services was 40.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Late-demographic dividend, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 40.1% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 47.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1989.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 20th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 24.4% | — |
| 1983 | 20.4% | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | +62.4% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | -42.6% |
| 1986 | 13.7% | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 13.0% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 22.2% | +55.6% |
| 1992 | 26.4% | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 32.1% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 34.2% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 40.1% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 12.2% | 33.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 14.3% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 30.9% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 30.6% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 39.0% | 47.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Late-demographic dividend?
- Computer, communications and other services in Late-demographic dividend was 40.1% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1989.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.