ICT service exports in High income
High income: ICT service exports was 11.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports in High income, 1996–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ict service exports in High income is 11.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in High income peaked at 14.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1996.
High income ranks 21st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
ICT service exports in High income, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.9% | — |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +32.8% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.0% | 14.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More economy & growth data for High income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.22 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,900 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 855.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 967.71 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in High income?
- Ict service exports in High income was 11.0% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1996.
- How does High income rank for ict service exports?
- High income ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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).