São Tomé and Principe - 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

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