Benin - Communications

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in Benin was 36.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 52.46 in 1989, while its lowest value was 11.63 in 2003.

Definition: Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1974 19.33
1975 18.44
1976 18.29
1977 17.49
1978 21.13
1979 22.29
1980 25.88
1981 15.31
1982 14.03
1983 27.92
1984 22.16
1985 18.80
1986 19.37
1987 19.09
1988 36.84
1989 52.46
1990 43.21
1991 25.36
1992 30.45
1993 26.80
1994 27.53
1995 27.21
1996 16.29
1997 13.71
1998 20.88
1999 13.03
2000 19.61
2001 15.55
2002 12.31
2003 11.63
2004 19.41
2005 17.82
2006 19.96
2007 16.99
2008 21.94
2009 26.12
2010 23.65
2011 22.00
2012 22.65
2013 37.60
2014 31.01
2015 25.59
2016 18.68
2017 13.08
2018 25.51
2019 28.43
2020 36.62

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) in Benin was 17.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 38.13 in 1976, while its lowest value was 5.69 in 2018.

Definition: Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1974 21.85
1975 21.08
1976 38.13
1977 29.26
1978 35.68
1979 31.09
1980 26.81
1981 25.37
1982 21.00
1983 21.60
1984 16.71
1985 35.50
1986 24.19
1987 21.98
1988 25.79
1989 26.87
1990 21.62
1991 30.26
1992 27.85
1993 27.80
1994 28.06
1995 29.54
1996 22.82
1997 26.79
1998 31.56
1999 32.27
2000 28.03
2001 27.10
2002 27.99
2003 29.44
2004 28.04
2005 27.63
2006 30.74
2007 25.29
2008 26.43
2009 30.18
2010 31.42
2011 27.80
2012 24.25
2013 33.63
2014 34.04
2015 12.58
2016 21.19
2017 8.03
2018 5.69
2019 11.24
2020 17.52

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments