Computer, communications and other services in Low income
Low income: Computer, communications and other services was 20.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Low income, 2005–2022
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Low income recorded 20.9% for computer, communications and other services in 2022.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Low income peaked at 30.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2005.
That places Low income 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.1% | — |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +38.6% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 17.1% | 23.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 24.1% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 20.9% | 27.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Low income?
- Computer, communications and other services in Low income was 20.9% in 2022, 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2005.
- How does Low income rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Low income ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.