ICT service exports in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: ICT service exports was 32.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports in Early-demographic dividend, 2000–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, ict service exports in Early-demographic dividend stood at 32.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 32.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2000.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
ICT service exports in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1% | — |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 32.3% | +21.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in Early-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +45.5% | 21.5% | 31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 13.1% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.5% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 26.4% | 32.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 598.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5751 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Early-demographic dividend?
- Ict service exports in Early-demographic dividend was 32.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest ict service exports recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for ict service exports?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions).