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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) fell 16.3 percentage points on 2020 (from 71.54% to 55.25%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2020), the average change was −0.77 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 23.82 percentage points in 1980 and the biggest yearly fall was 54.46 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 8 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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Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2021 ranking

• Belarus — 2nd of 2: 21.19%

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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 42 values

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

• Angola — 9.14% (2025)
• Benin — 47.01% (2023)
• Botswana — 60.55% (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 17.28% (2024)
• Burundi — 17.25% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 36.85% (2025)
• Cameroon — 40.73% (2024)
• Comoros — 13.4% (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 21.84% (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Congo, Rep.

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.43 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.41 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$927.34 million (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 337.74 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 14.88% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$8.36 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 4.86 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Rep.'s communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)?

55.25% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1978?

It is down 3.41 percentage points from 58.66% in 1978. The highest value was 78.53% in 1998 and the lowest 12.71% in 2016.

Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for Congo, Rep.?

In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) fell 16.3 percentage points on 2020 (from 71.54% to 55.25%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2020), the average change was −0.77 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.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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