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

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) in IDA total was 46.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 49.88 in 2003, while its lowest value was 32.70 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 41.53
1978 37.05
1979 33.22
1980 32.70
1981 38.41
1982 38.14
1983 38.90
1984 38.66
1985 41.34
1986 39.28
1987 41.81
1988 41.88
1989 44.54
1990 46.76
1991 45.25
1992 46.20
1993 44.79
1994 42.09
1995 41.28
1996 41.18
1997 41.97
1998 40.07
1999 41.79
2000 45.85
2001 43.32
2002 48.90
2003 49.88
2004 44.56
2005 39.56
2006 37.45
2007 36.59
2008 37.89
2009 36.80
2010 36.78
2011 38.68
2012 38.05
2013 36.11
2014 35.18
2015 38.45
2016 36.47
2017 36.52
2018 36.60
2019 37.36
2020 46.82

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