Computer, communications and other services in Middle income
Middle income: Computer, communications and other services was 39.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Middle income, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 39.5% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Middle income peaked at 44.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1989.
Middle income ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 26.5% | — |
| 1983 | 24.8% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 31.6% | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 19.7% | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | +20.4% |
| 1992 | 24.6% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 30.3% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 39.5% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.7% | 17.5% | 31.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 18.9% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 28.1% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 30.1% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 38.2% | 44.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Middle income?
- Computer, communications and other services in 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1989.
- How does Middle income rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.