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

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) in IDA blend was 42.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 59.88 in 2002, while its lowest value was 20.27 in 1980.

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
1977 36.16
1978 29.89
1979 22.04
1980 20.27
1981 27.16
1982 27.42
1983 28.47
1984 31.08
1985 32.76
1986 29.00
1987 34.16
1988 35.74
1989 44.03
1990 46.69
1991 43.69
1992 45.19
1993 45.37
1994 38.00
1995 38.92
1996 43.73
1997 38.48
1998 38.39
1999 41.88
2000 50.39
2001 49.85
2002 59.88
2003 59.79
2004 53.06
2005 39.34
2006 34.59
2007 38.67
2008 39.53
2009 39.16
2010 42.66
2011 38.67
2012 41.87
2013 38.33
2014 38.92
2015 37.52
2016 34.13
2017 35.51
2018 32.54
2019 30.89
2020 42.13

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments