Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in OECD members
OECD members: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 50.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in OECD members, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 50.9% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in OECD members peaked at 58.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1979.
OECD members ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.7% | — |
| 1976 | 23.2% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 21.8% | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 22.6% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 28.2% | +24.9% |
| 1983 | 27.9% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 26.5% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 26.3% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 26.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 26.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 27.9% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 31.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 33.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 21.8% | 23.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 22.2% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 27.9% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 37.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 42.7% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 50.7% | 58.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 5 Papua New Guinea 78.1% compare
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 77.7% compare
- 7 Malta 75.1% compare
- 8 Sweden 74.8% compare
- 9 Switzerland 72.4% compare
- 10 Eswatini 71.3% compare
- 11 Barbados 69.8% compare
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.74 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 68.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in OECD members?
- Computer, communications and other services in OECD members was 50.9% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1979.
- How does OECD members rank for computer, communications and other services?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.