Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Mexico
Mexico: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 34.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Mexico, 1979–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 34.0% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Mexico peaked at 37.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1996.
Mexico ranks 107th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 (%) … imports in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 9.2% | — |
| 1980 | 14.0% | +53.0% |
| 1981 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 24.4% | +68.4% |
| 1983 | 24.3% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 21.1% | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 24.2% | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 20.1% | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 14.7% | -26.9% |
| 1989 | 11.7% | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 14.0% | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -70.4% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +99.5% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +115.0% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +98.4% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 34.0% | +3.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 34.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 34.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.2%, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +115.0% | 8.5% | 18.3% |
| 1997 | +99.5% | 4.3% | 8.5% |
| 2002 | +98.4% | 13.1% | 26.0% |
| 1996 | -70.4% | 14.4% | 4.3% |
| 1982 | +68.4% | 14.5% | 24.4% |
| 1980 | +53.0% | 9.2% | 14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 11.7% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 4.3% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 13.1% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 28.7% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 31.5% | 37.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 104 Peru 34.7% compare
- 105 Cape Verde 34.6% compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 34.6% compare
- 108 Hong Kong 33.9% compare
- 109 Trinidad and Tobago 33.6% compare
- 110 Colombia 33.1% compare
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Mexico?
- Computer, communications and other services in Mexico was 34.0% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1996.
- How does Mexico rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Mexico ranks 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.