Russian Federation: Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Russian Federation's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) fell 5.53 percentage points on 2024 (from 20.65% to 15.12%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.56 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 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 8.4 percentage points in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.69 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 2.86 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Russian Federation had the 119th highest value of the 134 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 Russian Federation in the 2025 ranking

• Dominican Republic — 115th of 134: 16.96%
• Timor-Leste — 116th of 134: 15.37%
• Tunisia — 117th of 134: 15.23%
• Panama — 119th of 134: 15.08%
• Iraq — 120th of 134: 14.37%
• Cambodia — 121st of 134: 14.07%

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 32 values

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

• Albania — 10.43% (2025)
• Armenia — 14.06% (2025)
• Austria — 52.58% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 34.45% (2025)
• Belarus — 21.19% (2021)
• Belgium — 53.8% (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 6.39% (2025)
• Bulgaria — 37.95% (2025)
• Croatia — 46.59% (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Russian Federation

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.43% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$15.53 billion (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$148.66 billion (2021)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$489.23 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 40.93 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 19.1% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.31 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

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

15.12% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is down 5.73 percentage points from 20.85% in 1994. The highest value was 46.95% in 2021 and the lowest 15.12% in 2025.

How does Russian Federation rank?

119th highest of 134 economies with data for 2025.

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

In 2025, Russian Federation's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) fell 5.53 percentage points on 2024 (from 20.65% to 15.12%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.56 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 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 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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