Saint Lucia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Communications, computer, etc.
Communications, computer, etc. over time
- Saint Lucia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 51.9% against 35.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.7% | 34.6% | 11.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 36.4% | 6.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 33.9% | 7.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 32.5% | 17.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 35.5% | 17.8% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher communications, computer, etc., Saint Lucia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Saint Lucia, at 51.9% against 35.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in communications, computer, etc. between Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 16.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for communications, computer, etc.?
- Saint Lucia ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
- 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 imports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.