South Sudan's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) was 44.93% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 18.65 percentage points from 63.58% in 2018.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 44.93% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 63.58% | 2018 |
| Highest | 63.58% | 2018 |
| Lowest | 2.78% | 2014 |
| Average since 2014 | 38.22% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 2.78% | 2014 |
Over five years it is down 18.65 percentage points from 63.58% in 2018. Since 2014 it is up 42.15 percentage points from 2.78% in 2014.
What the numbers say
In 2023, South Sudan's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) fell 0.95 percentage points on 2022 (from 45.87% to 44.93%).
Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2022), the average change was +5.39 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 13.83 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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 26.2 percentage points in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.98 percentage points in 2019. 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 4.29 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 52% 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, South Sudan had the 4th 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 44.93% | 2023 |
| World | 49.27% | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.13% | 2025 |
| Low income | 23.29% | 2024 |
Closest to South Sudan in the 2023 ranking
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 10 values
| Year | Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 44.93 |
| 2022 | 45.87 |
| 2021 | 52.44 |
| 2020 | 44.07 |
| 2019 | 45.6 |
| 2018 | 63.58 |
| 2017 | 37.38 |
| 2016 | 30.86 |
| 2015 | 14.66 |
| 2014 | 2.78 |
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 9.14% (2025)
- Benin — 47.01% (2023)
- Botswana — 60.55% (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 17.28% (2024)
- Burundi — 17.25% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 36.85% (2025)
- Cameroon — 40.73% (2024)
- Comoros — 13.4% (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 21.84% (2025)
- Congo, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for South Sudan
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 1.76% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$7.23 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — US$80.65 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$993.1 million (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$73 million (2025)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$1.62 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$116.09 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Australia (current US$) — US$2.12 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is South Sudan's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)?
- 44.93% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2014?
- It is up 42.15 percentage points from 2.78% in 2014. The highest value was 63.58% in 2018 and the lowest 2.78% in 2014.
- How does South Sudan rank?
- 4th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for South Sudan?
- In 2023, South Sudan's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) fell 0.95 percentage points on 2022 (from 45.87% to 44.93%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2022), the average change was +5.39 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 13.83 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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 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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