ICT service exports in OECD members
OECD members: ICT service exports was 10.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports in OECD members, 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 10.9% for ict service exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in OECD members peaked at 14.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1995.
OECD members ranks 22nd 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.9% | — |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +35.5% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | -24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 10.9% | 14.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in OECD members?
- Ict service exports in OECD members was 10.9% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1995.
- How does OECD members rank for ict service exports?
- OECD members ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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).