IDA only - Communications

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

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in IDA only was 42.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 42.35 in 2020, while its lowest value was 22.78 in 2000.

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
1978 29.68
1979 30.06
1980 29.53
1981 30.44
1982 27.50
1983 28.85
1984 28.07
1985 30.73
1986 32.20
1987 31.33
1988 29.90
1989 29.69
1990 29.69
1991 30.62
1992 29.83
1993 31.45
1994 29.48
1995 32.39
1996 28.34
1997 27.03
1998 27.38
1999 25.30
2000 22.78
2001 22.82
2002 23.50
2003 23.38
2004 25.74
2005 25.73
2006 28.09
2007 27.06
2008 23.72
2009 26.55
2010 25.18
2011 27.42
2012 29.21
2013 30.72
2014 31.06
2015 30.47
2016 32.94
2017 32.58
2018 35.91
2019 37.33
2020 42.35

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

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) in IDA only was 48.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 49.42 in 1985, while its lowest value was 33.48 in 2014.

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
1978 45.29
1979 46.60
1980 47.27
1981 49.37
1982 48.54
1983 49.14
1984 46.31
1985 49.42
1986 49.19
1987 48.59
1988 47.47
1989 45.08
1990 46.83
1991 46.99
1992 47.25
1993 44.23
1994 45.35
1995 42.86
1996 39.32
1997 44.44
1998 41.19
1999 41.73
2000 43.06
2001 39.17
2002 40.40
2003 41.17
2004 38.52
2005 39.68
2006 38.96
2007 35.69
2008 37.21
2009 35.87
2010 33.88
2011 38.68
2012 36.15
2013 35.10
2014 33.48
2015 38.86
2016 37.42
2017 36.99
2018 38.29
2019 39.91
2020 48.96

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments