ICT service exports in North America
North America: ICT service exports was 9.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports in North America, 1970–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ict service exports in North America is 9.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in North America peaked at 9.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1981.
North America ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
ICT service exports in North America, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.6% | — |
| 1971 | 2.4% | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 2.8% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | -30.1% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +19.7% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | +72.1% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | +3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in North America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +72.1% | 2.2% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More economy & growth data for North America
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 479.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 469.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 24.38 trillion current US$ (2021)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1716 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in North America?
- Ict service exports in North America was 9.0% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1981.
- How does North America rank for ict service exports?
- North America ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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).