Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Nauru
Nauru: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Computer, communications and other services in Nauru, 2008–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.6% for computer, communications and other services in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Nauru peaked at 13.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Nauru ranks 198th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.5% | — |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +271.2% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -56.5% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -36.5% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -35.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -77.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -27.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +49.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.3%, 1% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.2%, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +271.2% | 2.7% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 2.4% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 195 Djibouti 2.4% compare
- 196 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.2% compare
- 197 Iran 1.1%
More private sector data for Nauru
- Merchandise trade 55.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 67.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 81.58 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports 31.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 16.32 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,578 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Nauru?
- Computer, communications and other services in Nauru was 0.6% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Nauru rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Nauru ranks 198th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.