Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in World
World: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 46.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in World, 1981–2025
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 World stood at 46.4%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in World peaked at 54.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 1989.
World ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in World, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 24.2% | — |
| 1982 | 28.1% | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 27.3% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 29.1% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 26.3% | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 25.4% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 24.7% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 24.2% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 24.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 25.5% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 27.6% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 33.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 37.1% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.9% | 24.1% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.1% | 25.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 36.2% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 40.2% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 46.0% | 54.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 9 Switzerland 72.4% compare
- 10 Eswatini 71.3% compare
- 11 Barbados 69.8% compare
- 12 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 66.6% compare
- 13 Finland 66.6% compare
- 14 Japan 66.2% compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 65.0% compare
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 8.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in World?
- Computer, communications and other services in World was 46.4% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 1989.
- How does World rank for computer, communications and other services?
- World ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.