ICT service exports in IDA total
IDA total: ICT service exports was 9.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports in IDA total, 2005–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2024, ict service exports in IDA total stood at 9.0%.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in IDA total peaked at 10.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2007.
That places IDA total 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
ICT service exports in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.1% | — |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +60.1% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in IDA total 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 | +60.1% | 6.3% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 26 Madagascar 19.2% compare
- 27 China 19.1% compare
- 28 Latvia 19.0% compare
- 29 Czechia 18.2% compare
- 30 Palestine, State of 17.7% compare
- 31 Angola 17.4% compare
- 32 Philippines 17.1% compare
More economy & growth data for IDA total
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 197.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in IDA total?
- Ict service exports in IDA total was 9.0% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2007.
- How does IDA total rank for ict service exports?
- IDA total ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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).