ICT service exports in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: ICT service exports was 9.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports in Post-demographic dividend, 1996–2025
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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 9.7%.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 10.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1996.
That places Post-demographic dividend 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
ICT service exports in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.9% | — |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +35.9% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +25.8% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in Post-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +35.9% | 3.7% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Post-demographic dividend
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 8,288 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,006 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 821.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 725.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Post-demographic dividend?
- Ict service exports in Post-demographic dividend was 9.7% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1996.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for ict service exports?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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).