Africa Western and Central's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) was US$1.24 billion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.52% from US$1.21 billion in 2013 (0.25% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.24 billion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.31 billion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.21 billion | 2013 |
| Highest | US$1.31 billion | 2018 |
| Lowest | US$539.49 million | 2007 |
| Average since 2014 | US$1.18 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$539.49 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Africa Western and Central's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) rose 3.3% on 2022 (from US$1.2 billion to US$1.24 billion).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2022), the average change was +6.8% and a typical year strayed about 18.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 48.9% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.5% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Western and Central | US$1.24 billion | 2023 |
| World | US$1.28 trillion | 2024 |
What this measures
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 17 values
| Year | ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,236,342,443 |
| 2022 | 1,196,956,709 |
| 2021 | 1,003,857,317 |
| 2020 | 1,071,501,664 |
| 2019 | 1,282,945,910 |
| 2018 | 1,312,760,793 |
| 2017 | 1,266,181,833 |
| 2016 | 1,047,877,902 |
| 2015 | 1,093,931,017 |
| 2014 | 1,267,123,020 |
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$54.77 million (2020)
- Algeria — US$77.61 million (2025)
- Bahrain — US$1.42 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$80.52 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$2.06 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$96.6 million (2025)
- Israel — US$58.63 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$48.17 million (2024)
- Kuwait — US$6.25 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$140.73 million (2023)
- Libya
More infrastructure data for Africa Western and Central
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 2 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.3 (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 462 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 86.5 (2025)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 131,257 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 10.78 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 67.46 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles — 17,396 (2023)
- ICT goods imports (% total goods imports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Africa Western and Central's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)?
- US$1.24 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2007?
- It is up 129.17% from US$539.49 million in 2007 (5.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.31 billion in 2018 and the lowest US$539.49 million in 2007.
- Is the latest change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) unusual for Africa Western and Central?
- In 2023, Africa Western and Central's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) rose 3.3% on 2022 (from US$1.2 billion to US$1.24 billion). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2022), the average change was +6.8% and a typical year strayed about 18.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CCIS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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