Computer, communications and other services in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Computer, communications and other services was 26.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Computer, communications and other services in Pre-demographic dividend, 2005–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 26.0% for computer, communications and other services in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 33.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2008.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.2% | — |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 23.4% | 33.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 26.0% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 23.7% | 30.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Computer, communications and other services in Pre-demographic dividend was 26.0% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2008.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.