Lower middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Communications, computer, etc.

Lower middle income
50.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
87.6%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
3rd
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd

Communications, computer, etc. over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Papua New Guinea
20406080100197620002025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 87.6% against 50.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 37.4%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 3rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 28.0% 51.0% 23.0% Papua New Guinea
1980s 32.8% 56.6% 23.8% Papua New Guinea
1990s 38.4% 82.6% 44.3% Papua New Guinea
2000s 45.9% 74.1% 28.2% Papua New Guinea
2010s 45.2% 69.7% 24.5% Papua New Guinea
2020s 50.7% 75.1% 24.4% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher communications, computer, etc., Lower middle income or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 87.6% against 50.2% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in communications, computer, etc. between Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
37.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for communications, computer, etc.?
Lower middle income ranks 3rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)
Unit
% of service exports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,564 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.