ICT service exports in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: ICT service exports was 13.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ICT service exports in Upper middle income, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 13.9% for ict service exports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports in Upper middle income peaked at 14.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2001.
Upper middle income ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT service exports in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.5% | — |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +58.7% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +59.2% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | +13.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +59.2% | 8.9% | 14.2% |
| 1994 | +58.7% | 3.5% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 5.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 14.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports in Upper middle income?
- Ict service exports in Upper middle income was 13.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ict service exports recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2001.
- How does Upper middle income rank for ict service exports?
- Upper middle income ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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).