ICT service exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): ICT service exports was 8.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 8.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 9.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2006.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.5% | — |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -22.0% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +50.8% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | +9.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +50.8% | 6.2% | 9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 9.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More economy & growth data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,700 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,472 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,460 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Ict service exports in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2006.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for ict service exports?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).