ICT service exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): ICT service exports was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT service exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2005–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 4.2% for ict service exports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 8.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2024.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
ICT service exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.6% | — |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +35.6% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.6% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 40 Burkina Faso 14.2% compare
- 41 Sri Lanka 14.1% compare
- 42 Paraguay 13.9% compare
- 43 Brazil 13.7% compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.3% compare
- 45 Austria 12.9% compare
- 46 Switzerland 12.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 148.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 897.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5368 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6735 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Ict service exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 4.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest ict service exports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for ict service exports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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).