Computer, communications and other services in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Computer, communications and other services was 39.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Low & middle income, 1982–2025
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 Low & middle income stood at 39.5%.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Low & middle income peaked at 43.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1989.
That places Low & middle income 24th 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 44 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 26.5% | — |
| 1983 | 24.7% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 31.4% | +26.9% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | -24.6% |
| 1986 | 19.8% | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 24.6% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 30.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 39.5% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.7% | 17.5% | 31.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 18.9% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 28.0% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 30.0% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 38.1% | 43.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Low & middle income?
- Computer, communications and other services in Low & middle income was 39.5% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1989.
- How does Low & middle income rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Low & middle income ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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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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.