Benin's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) was 6.42% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 27.09 percentage points from 33.51% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 6.42% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 5.69% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 33.51% | 2013 |
| Highest | 38.13% | 1976 |
| Lowest | 5.69% | 2018 |
| Average since 2014 | 14.6% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 21.85% | 1974 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Benin's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) fell 15.8 percentage points on 2022 (from 22.22% to 6.42%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −0.19 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 18.79 percentage points in 1985 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.58 percentage points in 2015. 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 15% 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
In 2023, Benin had the 9th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6.42% | 2023 |
| World | 37.19% | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.35% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 49.33% | 2025 |
Closest to Benin in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 50 values
| Year | Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.42 |
| 2022 | 22.22 |
| 2021 | 10.65 |
| 2020 | 17.51 |
| 2019 | 9.87 |
| 2018 | 5.69 |
| 2017 | 7.06 |
| 2016 | 21.05 |
| 2015 | 11.96 |
| 2014 | 33.54 |
| 2013 |
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 31.39% (2025)
- Botswana — 31.8% (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 46.89% (2024)
- Burundi — 64.38% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 6.84% (2025)
- Cameroon — 37.06% (2024)
- Comoros — 19.36% (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 4.41% (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 34.22% (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Benin
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.18 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.27 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.01 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.19 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 8.87% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$14.33 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 8.34 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Benin's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)?
- 6.42% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is down 15.43 percentage points from 21.85% in 1974. The highest value was 38.13% in 1976 and the lowest 5.69% in 2018.
- How does Benin rank?
- 9th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) unusual for Benin?
- In 2023, Benin's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) fell 15.8 percentage points on 2022 (from 22.22% to 6.42%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −0.19 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CMCP.ZS, 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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