ICT service exports in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: ICT service exports was 8.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports in Latin America & Caribbean, 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 8.7% for ict service exports in 2025.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 9.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2006.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.5% | — |
| 1995 | 6.6% | -23.0% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +50.4% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | +11.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in Latin America & Caribbean 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 | +50.4% | 6.0% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 180.24 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Ict service exports in Latin America & Caribbean 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?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2006.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for ict service exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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).