Computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Computer, communications and other services was 22.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 22.1% for computer, communications and other services in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 31.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 28.1% | — |
| 1978 | 29.4% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 22.9% | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 22.1% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 23.9% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 23.6% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 24.6% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 27.2% | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 25.9% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 25.0% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 23.2% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 23.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.8% | 22.9% | 29.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 22.1% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 27.5% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 24.6% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 19.1% | 27.1% | 5 |
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More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 572.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 36.9% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 464.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 620.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2197 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Computer, communications and other services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 22.1% in 2024, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.