Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in United States
United States: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 40.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in United States, 1970–2025
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 United States stood at 40.6%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in United States peaked at 54.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1981.
United States ranks 78th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in United States, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.4% | — |
| 1971 | 9.5% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 9.4% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 9.8% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 8.0% | -23.5% |
| 1978 | 8.5% | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 8.7% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 7.1% | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | +155.7% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 13.9% | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 16.8% | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 23.4% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 23.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 27.0% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 29.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +26.1% |
| 2021 | 50.3% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 40.6% | -1.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 40.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.3%, 86% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +155.7% | 7.1% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 7.1% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 20.5% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 28.5% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 36.7% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 40.6% | 54.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in United States?
- Computer, communications and other services in United States was 40.6% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1981.
- How does United States rank for computer, communications and other services?
- United States ranks 78th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United 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.