Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 45.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 48.99 in 1993, while its lowest value was 35.13 in 2014.

Definition: Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1978 40.22
1979 40.77
1980 42.83
1981 47.85
1982 46.95
1983 44.74
1984 43.10
1985 45.92
1986 45.29
1987 45.77
1988 44.39
1989 42.33
1990 43.71
1991 41.33
1992 47.72
1993 48.99
1994 48.90
1995 41.55
1996 37.61
1997 41.41
1998 41.62
1999 42.21
2000 47.15
2001 45.30
2002 48.33
2003 40.31
2004 43.22
2005 39.85
2006 39.61
2007 38.19
2008 43.19
2009 43.12
2010 43.50
2011 43.13
2012 38.04
2013 35.79
2014 35.13
2015 42.46
2016 39.93
2017 39.38
2018 38.53
2019 40.27
2020 45.90

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments