Computer, communications and other services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Computer, communications and other services was 36.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1979–2025
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 36.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 43.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1996.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 31st 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 47 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 15.7% | — |
| 1980 | 17.9% | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 19.0% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 24.5% | +28.6% |
| 1983 | 25.7% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 22.1% | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 25.3% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 18.5% | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 17.7% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 21.1% | +34.0% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +29.9% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 36.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 17.7% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 14.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 21.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 32.3% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 35.0% | 43.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 43.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 61.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.37 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,178 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Computer, communications and other services in Latin America & Caribbean (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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1996.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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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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.