ICT service exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): ICT service exports was 15.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ICT service exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1982–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 15.6% for ict service exports in 2025.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 16.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1987.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT service exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.1% | — |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +28.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -62.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -30.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +81.2% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +383.5% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -31.2% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -31.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -51.9% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +72.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +44.0% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -34.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +89.3% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +383.5% | 0.5% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.8% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,008 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,905 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2184 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,368 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Ict service exports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 15.6% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1987.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for ict service exports?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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).