Computer, communications and other services in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Computer, communications and other services was 38.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Upper middle income, 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 38.1% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Upper middle income peaked at 43.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1989.
That places Upper middle income 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 26.8% | — |
| 1983 | 24.0% | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 32.9% | +37.3% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | -31.2% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | -24.0% |
| 1987 | 16.6% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 15.9% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 16.8% | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +28.9% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 30.3% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 30.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 38.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.4% | 15.2% | 32.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 16.8% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 27.7% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 27.5% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 37.1% | 43.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 75.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Upper middle income?
- Computer, communications and other services in Upper middle income was 38.1% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1989.
- How does Upper middle income rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Upper middle income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.