Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 43.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Lower middle income, 1976–2025
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 Lower middle income stood at 43.9%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Lower middle income peaked at 48.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1976.
Lower middle income ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22.0% | — |
| 1977 | 24.4% | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 22.1% | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 23.9% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 26.7% | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 25.9% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 25.4% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 28.2% | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 25.7% | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 27.9% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 30.3% | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 30.8% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 28.5% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 27.3% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 26.7% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 30.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 35.9% | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 43.2% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.1% | 22.0% | 24.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 27.7% | 25.4% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 26.7% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 29.4% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 36.3% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 39.0% | 48.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 415.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 52.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 598.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Lower middle income?
- Computer, communications and other services in Lower middle income was 43.9% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1976.
- How does Lower middle income rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.