Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) was 66.61% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 23.33 percentage points from 43.29% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 66.61% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 62.36% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 43.29% | 2013 |
| Highest | 68.47% | 2020 |
| Lowest | 40.58% | 2011 |
| Average since 2014 | 56.42% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 40.58% | 2011 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) rose 12.21 percentage points on 2022 (from 54.4% to 66.61%).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was +1.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.14 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12.21 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.44 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.25 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 60% 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 2023, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) had the 3rd highest value of the 12 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 66.61% | 2023 |
| World | 46.43% | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 36.93% | 2025 |
| High income | 49.31% | 2025 |
Closest to Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.
Limitations: Balance of payments statistics, the main source of information on international trade in services, have many weaknesses. Disaggregation of important components may be limited and varies considerably across countries. There are inconsistencies in the methods used to report items. And the recording of major flows as net items is common (for example, insurance transactions are often recorded as premiums less claims). These factors contribute to a downward bias in the value of the service trade reported in the balance of payments. Efforts are being made to improve the coverage, quality, and consistency of these data.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 13 values
| Year | Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 66.61 |
| 2022 | 54.4 |
| 2021 | 60.02 |
| 2020 | 68.47 |
| 2019 | 62.86 |
| 2018 | 62.36 |
| 2017 | 52.18 |
| 2016 | 46.47 |
| 2015 | 45.64 |
| 2014 | 45.18 |
Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 52.85% (2025)
- Argentina — 35.18% (2025)
- Aruba — 40.13% (2023)
- Bahamas, The — 50.69% (2024)
- Barbados — 69.83% (2017)
- Belize — 23.06% (2025)
- Bolivia — 36.55% (2025)
- Brazil — 54.25% (2025)
More private sector & trade data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) — US$234 million (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) — US$19 million (2020)
- International tourism, number of arrivals — 1.95 million (2019)
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 80.68% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$1.3 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$221 million (2025)
- International tourism, receipts (current US$) — US$243 million (2020)
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) — US$9 million (2020)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports)?
- 66.61% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is up 26.03 percentage points from 40.58% in 2011. The highest value was 68.47% in 2020 and the lowest 40.58% in 2011.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank?
- 3rd highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) unusual for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.OTHR.ZS.WT, 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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