Least developed countries: UN classification: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Least developed countries: UN classification's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 7.8% on 2023 (from US$2.59 billion to US$2.39 billion).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +9.8% and a typical year strayed about 16.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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 47% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.3% 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 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% 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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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 20 values

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 Least developed countries: UN classification

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 6 million (2025)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.5 (2025)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 571,662 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 45.05 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 1.05 billion (2025)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 86.3 (2025)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 4,485 (2023)
• Scientific and technical journal articles

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Questions people ask

What is Least developed countries: UN classification's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)?

US$2.39 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 308.73% from US$585.05 million in 2005 (7.69% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.01 billion in 2014 and the lowest US$585.05 million in 2005.

Is the latest change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) unusual for Least developed countries: UN classification?

In 2024, Least developed countries: UN classification's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 7.8% on 2023 (from US$2.59 billion to US$2.39 billion). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +9.8% and a typical year strayed about 16.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

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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