ICT service exports in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: ICT service exports was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT service exports in Pacific island small states, 1998–2024
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 Pacific island small states is 1.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Pacific island small states peaked at 6.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1998.
Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
ICT service exports in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.1% | — |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +43.5% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +179.5% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +155.5% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -53.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -49.7% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +4.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in Pacific island small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +179.5% | 1.6% | 4.5% |
| 2020 | +155.5% | 1.9% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More economy & growth data for Pacific island small states
- GDP per capita 4,720 current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.0% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 10.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 9.11 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 13.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 11.21 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 3.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 539.57 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0692 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI 13.23 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Pacific island small states?
- Ict service exports in Pacific island small states was 1.6% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest ict service exports recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1998.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for ict service exports?
- Pacific island small states ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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).