São Tomé and Principe - Communications

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in São Tomé and Principe was 30.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 52.84 in 2013, while its lowest value was 4.92 in 2012.

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
1974 23.72
1975 13.87
1976 25.42
1977 17.77
1978 12.07
1979 14.58
1980 15.17
1981 11.19
1982 11.32
1983 15.64
1984 15.54
1985 14.15
1986 11.33
1987 21.07
1988 17.97
1989 17.64
1990 15.19
1997 50.23
1998 44.42
1999 45.82
2000 42.70
2001 40.04
2002 37.01
2003 34.71
2004 34.89
2005 16.59
2006 18.06
2007 20.81
2008 12.73
2009 10.11
2010 12.52
2011 15.36
2012 4.92
2013 52.84
2014 48.25
2015 32.84
2016 36.90
2017 34.90
2018 39.38
2019 37.62
2020 30.60

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)

Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) in São Tomé and Principe was 49.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 65.19 in 1980, while its lowest value was 6.79 in 1987.

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
1974 55.61
1975 37.06
1976 27.83
1977 47.32
1978 49.35
1979 52.01
1980 65.19
1981 62.32
1982 55.58
1983 46.02
1984 53.67
1985 50.47
1986 19.29
1987 6.79
1988 15.36
1989 52.47
1990 42.08
1997 36.34
1998 30.98
1999 21.85
2000 22.63
2001 16.65
2002 16.65
2003 16.65
2004 16.65
2005 16.65
2006 16.65
2007 18.93
2008 14.92
2009 14.97
2010 12.54
2011 10.00
2012 12.10
2013 14.47
2014 19.66
2015 20.59
2016 16.65
2017 12.45
2018 12.44
2019 24.76
2020 49.67

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments