ICT service exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): ICT service exports was 8.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1994–2025
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 8.7%.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 9.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2006.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
ICT service exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9.4% | — |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -25.6% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +49.4% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | +12.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in Latin America & Caribbean (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +49.4% | 5.8% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 9.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Ict service exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 8.7% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2006.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for ict service exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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).