Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) - Country Ranking - Africa

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: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Equatorial Guinea 84.17 1988
2 Ghana 78.25 2020
3 Botswana 68.41 2020
4 Eswatini 63.66 2020
5 Seychelles 62.18 2020
6 Mozambique 61.96 2020
7 Namibia 60.26 2020
8 Algeria 59.26 2020
9 Liberia 56.58 2019
10 Guinea 54.19 2020
11 Mauritania 53.20 2020
12 Madagascar 51.80 2020
13 South Africa 51.71 2020
14 Kenya 51.66 2020
15 Gabon 51.10 2015
16 Mali 50.76 2020
17 Mauritius 46.84 2020
18 Uganda 45.69 2020
19 Angola 43.58 2020
20 Cabo Verde 43.45 2020
21 Malawi 41.18 2020
22 Morocco 40.34 2020
23 Nigeria 38.69 2020
24 Zimbabwe 38.21 2020
25 Chad 37.57 1994
26 Benin 36.62 2020
27 Eritrea 34.56 2000
28 Côte d'Ivoire 33.93 2020
29 Sudan 33.86 2020
30 Burkina Faso 33.72 2020
31 Tanzania 33.71 2020
32 Dem. Rep. Congo 30.66 2020
33 São Tomé and Principe 30.60 2020
34 Egypt 30.38 2020
35 Cameroon 29.49 2020
36 Niger 27.50 2020
37 Senegal 25.92 2018
38 Ethiopia 25.04 2020
39 Tunisia 22.74 2020
40 Rwanda 22.09 2020
41 Zambia 21.82 2020
42 Comoros 19.26 2020
43 Burundi 18.50 2018
44 Guinea-Bissau 18.47 2020
45 Libya 18.43 2019
46 Congo 16.34 2016
47 Togo 15.33 2020
48 Lesotho 15.04 2021
49 Central African Republic 10.44 1994
50 Djibouti 9.17 2020
51 Sierra Leone 7.38 2020
52 The Gambia 1.97 2021

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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.