ICT service exports in United States
United States: ICT service exports was 8.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
ICT service exports in United States, 1970–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
United States recorded 8.3% for ict service exports in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in United States peaked at 8.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1981.
That places United States 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 United States, 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% | -22.2% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | +19.6% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +69.5% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +21.6% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -26.9% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +5.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 8.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.6%, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in United 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +69.5% | 2.0% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in United States?
- Ict service exports in United States was 8.3% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1981.
- How does United States rank for ict service exports?
- United States ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United 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).