Hong Kong SAR, China: Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) fell 15.33 percentage points on 2023 (from 20.51% to 5.19%).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2023), the average change was −0.25 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.03 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.49 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.33 percentage points in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% 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 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China had the 28th highest value of the 30 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.

Closest to Hong Kong SAR, China in the 2024 ranking

• Fiji — 24th of 30: 7.85%
• Tanzania — 25th of 30: 7.6%
• Ethiopia — 26th of 30: 7.44%
• Sierra Leone — 28th of 30: 3.93%
• Bahamas, The — 29th of 30: 1.79%
• Jordan — 30th of 30: 1.65%

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 27 values

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

• Australia — 20.53% (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 11.67% (2025)
• Cambodia — 12.32% (2025)
• China — 30.64% (2025)
• Fiji — 7.85% (2024)
• French Polynesia — 21.06% (2016)
• Indonesia — 14.77% (2025)
• Japan — 45.09% (2025)
• Kiribati — 31.42% (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Hong Kong SAR, China

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$53.72 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 418.83 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 12.57% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$282.93 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.21 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 66.21% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$336.64 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Hong Kong SAR, China's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)?

5.19% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1998?

It is down 21.6 percentage points from 26.78% in 1998. The highest value was 26.78% in 1998 and the lowest 5.19% in 2024.

How does Hong Kong SAR, China rank?

28th highest of 30 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) unusual for Hong Kong SAR, China?

In 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) fell 15.33 percentage points on 2023 (from 20.51% to 5.19%). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2023), the average change was −0.25 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.03 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.4 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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