Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) by country
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,...
Countries reporting
196
Highest
100.0%
Central African Republic
Lowest
0.3%
Gambia
Median
23.4%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
9,542
What the numbers show
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Central African Republic; the lowest is 0.3% in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.4%, and the mean is 28.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 328.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Naoero (up 24,721.7%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 95.1%).
Communications, computer, etc.: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.0% | 1994 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 2 | Naoero | 96.7% | 2024 | up 24,721.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 87.6% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 4 | Guinea | 77.1% | 2024 | up 63.4% | falling |
| 5 | Ireland | 76.4% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 76.4% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 76.1% | 1994 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 8 | Malawi | 74.9% | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 73.9% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 71.0% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 11 | Israel | 69.4% | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 68.1% | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 13 | Finland | 64.6% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 14 | Burundi | 64.4% | 2025 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 62.1% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 16 | Mauritania | 61.9% | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 60.4% | 2024 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 18 | Yemen | 60.1% | 2016 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 19 | Liberia | 57.9% | 2024 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 20 | Suriname | 57.6% | 2025 | up 389.9% | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 57.1% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 57.0% | 2025 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 23 | India | 55.4% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 24 | Kuwait | 53.8% | 2025 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Paraguay | 53.0% | 2025 | up 125.0% | falling |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 52.3% | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 27 | Tunisia | 52.1% | 2024 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Malta | 50.4% | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Ghana | 50.0% | 2025 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 30 | Mali | 49.4% | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 49.2% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 32 | New Caledonia | 48.9% | 2016 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 33 | Algeria | 47.5% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 46.9% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 35 | Republic of Korea | 46.9% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 36 | Serbia | 46.5% | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 37 | Republic of Moldova | 46.1% | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 45.8% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 39 | Brazil | 45.8% | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 40 | Nepal | 45.6% | 2024 | down 27.0% | flat |
| 41 | Belarus | 45.4% | 2021 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 42 | Japan | 45.1% | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 43 | Niger | 44.3% | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 44 | Germany | 42.6% | 2025 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.3% | 2024 | up 45.9% | falling |
| 46 | Cyprus | 42.2% | 2025 | up 1,531.3% | falling |
| 47 | Guatemala | 41.9% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 48 | Latvia | 41.8% | 2025 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 41.6% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 50 | Poland | 41.2% | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 40.7% | 2025 | up 64.1% | flat |
| 52 | Czechia | 39.3% | 2025 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 53 | Hungary | 38.8% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 54 | South Africa | 38.7% | 2025 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovakia | 37.7% | 2025 | up 52.0% | falling |
| 56 | Cameroon | 37.1% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 57 | France | 36.7% | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 58 | Argentina | 36.3% | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 59 | Morocco | 36.2% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 60 | Lesotho | 36.2% | 2025 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 36.1% | 2025 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 62 | United States | 35.5% | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 63 | Djibouti | 35.1% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 64 | Austria | 34.8% | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 34.8% | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 66 | Congo | 34.2% | 2021 | down 58.7% | rising |
| 67 | Guinea-Bissau | 34.0% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 68 | Malaysia | 33.4% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 69 | Lithuania | 33.3% | 2025 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 70 | Myanmar | 32.9% | 2019 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 71 | Canada | 32.5% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 72 | Norway | 32.2% | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 73 | Italy | 31.8% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 74 | Faroe Islands | 31.7% | 2011 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 75 | Angola | 31.4% | 2025 | up 478.6% | volatile |
| 76 | South Sudan | 31.2% | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Kiribati | 31.1% | 2025 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 30.9% | 2025 | up 134.5% | falling |
| 79 | China | 30.6% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 80 | Madagascar | 29.3% | 2024 | up 76.6% | falling |
| 81 | Armenia | 29.3% | 2025 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Thailand | 28.6% | 2025 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 83 | Colombia | 28.2% | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 84 | Denmark | 27.6% | 2024 | up 62.2% | falling |
| 85 | El Salvador | 27.4% | 2025 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.1% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 87 | Marshall Islands | 26.8% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 88 | Senegal | 26.8% | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 89 | Slovenia | 26.7% | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 90 | Spain | 26.5% | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 91 | Portugal | 26.0% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 92 | Eritrea | 25.9% | 2000 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 93 | Uruguay | 25.7% | 2025 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 25.7% | 2020 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 25.1% | 2025 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 96 | Rwanda | 24.6% | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 24.3% | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 98 | Namibia | 23.7% | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 23.1% | 2024 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 23.0% | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Belize | 22.9% | 2025 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 102 | Bahrain | 22.8% | 2024 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Singapore | 22.6% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 104 | Uganda | 22.6% | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Micronesia (country) | 21.9% | 2014 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 106 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.8% | 2024 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 107 | Seychelles | 21.4% | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 108 | French Polynesia | 21.1% | 2016 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 21.0% | 2025 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 110 | New Zealand | 20.6% | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 111 | Hong Kong | 20.5% | 2023 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 112 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 20.4% | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 113 | Togo | 20.3% | 2020 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 114 | Australia | 20.3% | 2025 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 115 | Eswatini | 20.2% | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Comoros | 19.4% | 2023 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 117 | Botswana | 19.2% | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 118 | Iceland | 19.0% | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Nigeria | 19.0% | 2025 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Georgia | 18.9% | 2025 | up 164.8% | falling |
| 121 | Curacao | 18.9% | 2023 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 122 | Kenya | 18.8% | 2024 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 123 | Barbados | 18.6% | 2017 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 124 | Zambia | 18.5% | 2024 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Croatia | 18.4% | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 126 | Tonga | 18.3% | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Bermuda | 16.5% | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 128 | Dominica | 16.0% | 2025 | up 443.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 16.0% | 2016 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 15.7% | 2022 | up 251.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.1% | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Indonesia | 14.8% | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Kosovo | 14.8% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 14.6% | 2025 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | 14.2% | 2025 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | 14.0% | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 137 | Albania | 14.0% | 2025 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Saudi Arabia | 13.5% | 2025 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.9% | 2025 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.6% | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 141 | Türkiye | 12.5% | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Mongolia | 12.3% | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Cambodia | 12.3% | 2025 | up 37.5% | flat |
| 144 | Jamaica | 12.1% | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 145 | Haiti | 12.1% | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Lebanon | 12.0% | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 147 | Mauritius | 11.8% | 2024 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.7% | 2025 | up 297.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Bhutan | 11.5% | 2024 | up 552.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Iraq | 11.5% | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Ecuador | 11.4% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 152 | Montenegro | 11.2% | 2025 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 153 | Chile | 10.9% | 2025 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Dominican Republic | 10.4% | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 155 | Egypt | 10.3% | 2025 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 156 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 10.2% | 2023 | down 32.5% | flat |
| 157 | Samoa | 10.1% | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 158 | Palau | 10.0% | 2023 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Gabon | 9.9% | 2015 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Oman | 9.2% | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Greece | 9.2% | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Mexico | 8.4% | 2025 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Zimbabwe | 8.3% | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Palestine, State of | 7.9% | 2025 | down 82.1% | rising |
| 165 | Fiji | 7.8% | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 166 | Guyana | 7.6% | 2023 | down 61.6% | flat |
| 167 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.6% | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Ethiopia | 7.4% | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Qatar | 7.4% | 2025 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 170 | Syria | 7.3% | 2010 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 171 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.1% | 2025 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 6.8% | 2025 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.7% | 2025 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Grenada | 6.5% | 2025 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Benin | 6.4% | 2023 | down 80.8% | falling |
| 176 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.6% | 2025 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 177 | Peru | 5.6% | 2025 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Tuvalu | 5.1% | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 179 | Andorra | 5.1% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 180 | Panama | 4.9% | 2025 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Iran | 4.7% | 2000 | down 94.1% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 4.6% | 2025 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.4% | 2025 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Libya | 4.2% | 2023 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 3.9% | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.6% | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Sudan | 2.9% | 2022 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 188 | San Marino | 2.9% | 2023 | down 95.1% | falling |
| 189 | Mozambique | 2.0% | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Macao | 1.9% | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Aruba | 1.8% | 2023 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Bahamas | 1.8% | 2024 | down 82.9% | falling |
| 193 | Jordan | 1.7% | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Cayman Islands | 1.3% | 2024 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Maldives | 1.2% | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 55.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 55.7%
- European Union 37.3%
- Euro area 35.3%
- Lower middle income 50.2%
- Early-demographic dividend 44.0%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 41.1%
- Other small states 40.6%
- Middle income 38.4%
- Low & middle income 38.4%
- IDA & IBRD total 38.0%
- IBRD only 38.0%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 37.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 37.6%
- Small states 37.6%
- North America 35.1%
- OECD members 34.9%
- World 34.9%
- High income 34.0%
- Late-demographic dividend 34.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 33.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 33.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 33.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 33.2%
- East Asia & Pacific 32.6%
- Africa Western and Central 31.6%
- Upper middle income 31.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 29.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 29.3%
- IDA blend 29.1%
- IDA total 28.5%
- IDA only 28.1%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 27.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 25.8%
- Least developed countries 25.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 24.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 24.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 24.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 23.2%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 23.2%
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 exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.