Papua New Guinea's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) was 87.6% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 12.65 percentage points from 74.95% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 87.6% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 52.29% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 74.95% | 2014 |
| Highest | 92.3% | 2002 |
| Lowest | 36.91% | 1980 |
| Average since 2015 | 72.9% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 73.25% | 1976 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Papua New Guinea's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) rose 5.5 percentage points on 2023 (from 82.1% to 87.6%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 13.55 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above 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 23.42 percentage points in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 52.42 percentage points in 2003. 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 4% 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, Papua New Guinea had the 3rd 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 87.6% | 2024 |
| World | 37.19% | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 31.63% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 49.33% | 2025 |
Closest to Papua New Guinea in the 2024 ranking
- Naoero — 1st of 30: 96.66%
- Guinea — 3rd of 30: 77.08%
- Mauritania — 4th of 30: 61.88%
- Liberia — 5th of 30: 57.87%
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 49 values
| Year | Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.6 |
| 2023 | 82.1 |
| 2022 | 69.38 |
| 2021 | 70.39 |
| 2020 | 66.07 |
| 2019 | 52.29 |
| 2018 | 72.71 |
| 2017 | 72.53 |
| 2016 | 75.72 |
| 2015 | 80.18 |
| 2014 |
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)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 5.19% (2024)
- Indonesia — 14.77% (2025)
- Japan — 45.09% (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Papua New Guinea
- GDP (current US$) — US$32.5 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 133.98 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$28.68 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 76.24 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$3,020 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 12,449 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$2,665 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 7,084 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$30.16 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 124.34 billion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Papua New Guinea's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)?
- 87.6% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is up 14.35 percentage points from 73.25% in 1976. The highest value was 92.3% in 2002 and the lowest 36.91% in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank?
- 3rd highest of 30 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) unusual for Papua New Guinea?
- In 2024, Papua New Guinea's communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) rose 5.5 percentage points on 2023 (from 82.1% to 87.6%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.05 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 13.55 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above 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.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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