Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Small states
Small states: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 49.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Small states, 1992–2025
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 Small states stood at 49.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Small states peaked at 54.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1992.
Small states ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17.6% | — |
| 1993 | 20.3% | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 25.7% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 47.5% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 49.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 17.6% | 25.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 24.3% | 36.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 37.2% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 47.5% | 54.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More private sector data for Small states
- Merchandise trade 70.4% (2025)
- Food imports 16.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 141.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 87.95 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 17.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 43.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 100.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 121.16 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,958 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Small states?
- Computer, communications and other services in Small states was 49.0% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1992.
- How does Small states rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Small states ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.