ICT service exports in Low income
Low income: ICT service exports was 6.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
ICT service exports in Low income, 2005–2022
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Low income recorded 6.2% for ict service exports in 2022.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Low income peaked at 10.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2019.
That places Low income 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
ICT service exports in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.5% | — |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +52.0% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +43.3% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -14.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in Low 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +52.0% | 5.7% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | +43.3% | 5.5% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.5% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 665.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -89.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Low income?
- Ict service exports in Low income was 6.2% in 2022, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest ict service exports recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2019.
- How does Low income rank for ict service exports?
- Low income ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2022.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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).