Computer, communications and other services in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Computer, communications and other services was 50.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Post-demographic dividend, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, computer, communications and other services in Post-demographic dividend stood at 50.9%.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 58.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1980.
Post-demographic dividend 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 in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24.1% | — |
| 1976 | 24.5% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 24.7% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 25.1% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 23.9% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 24.5% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 28.4% | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 28.0% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 27.3% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 27.3% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 26.6% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 26.4% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 26.7% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 28.0% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 28.5% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 27.9% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 29.6% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 50.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 23.9% | 25.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 23.8% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 27.9% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 39.3% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 43.5% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 49.8% | 58.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 5 Namibia 80.2% compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 78.1% compare
- 7 Malta 75.1% compare
- 8 Sweden 74.8% compare
- 9 Switzerland 72.1% compare
- 10 Barbados 69.8% compare
- 11 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 66.6% compare
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Post-demographic dividend?
- Computer, communications and other services in Post-demographic dividend 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1980.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.