ICT Service Exports as a Percentage of Total Service Exports

World Development Indicators provides data on information and communication technology service exports as a percentage of total service exports. The dataset includes computer and communications services, such as telecommunications and postal services, and information services, like computer data and news-related transactions. The data is compiled by the World Bank from national balance of payments statistics.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in the share of ICT service exports over time for a specific country.
• Comparing the relative importance of ICT services in total service exports across different economies.
• Correlating ICT service export performance with other economic development indicators.
• Modeling the growth of computer and communications service exports as a component of the balance of payments.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the standardized World Development Indicators framework, ensuring cross-country comparability.
• The indicator provides a focused metric on a key sector of the modern global economy.

Limitations

• The specific number of countries, years of coverage, and update frequency are not provided in the input.
• Data availability and quality may vary significantly between different reporting countries.

Provenance

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators

Collection Method

Compiled from national balance of payments statistics submitted to the World Bank.

Geography

Global coverage of reporting countries.