Sri Lanka's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) was 42.48% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 28.44 percentage points from 14.04% in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 42.48% | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 17.83% | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 14.04% | 2015 |
| Highest | 42.48% | 2025 |
| Lowest | 12% | 2012 |
| Average since 2016 | 24.78% | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 22.24% | 1975 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Sri Lanka's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 0.64 percentage points on 2024 (from 41.84% to 42.48%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.64 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.71 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 14.02 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.45 percentage points in 1978. 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 upward, about 3.77 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 88% 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, Sri Lanka had the 50th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 42.48% | 2025 |
| World | 49.27% | 2025 |
| South Asia | 57.97% | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | 37.71% | 2025 |
Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2025 ranking
- Dominica — 47th of 134: 43.6%
- Indonesia — 48th of 134: 43.18%
- Slovak Republic — 49th of 134: 42.7%
- United States — 51st of 134: 41.75%
- Venezuela, RB — 52nd of 134: 41.51%
- New Zealand — 53rd of 134: 41.43%
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 51 values
| Year | Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.48 |
| 2024 | 41.84 |
| 2023 | 38.47 |
| 2022 | 24.45 |
| 2021 | 27.48 |
| 2020 | 17.83 |
| 2019 | 14.49 |
| 2018 | 13.76 |
| 2017 | 13.41 |
| 2016 | 13.57 |
| 2015 |
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 22.07% (2025)
- Bhutan — 8.36% (2024)
- India — 61.7% (2025)
- Maldives — 30.72% (2025)
- Nepal — 8.87% (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$9.1 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 2.74 trillion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.84 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 929.67 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 8.36% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$18.63 billion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 5.61 trillion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) — 17.12% (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sri Lanka's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)?
- 42.48% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 20.25 percentage points from 22.24% in 1975. The highest value was 42.48% in 2025 and the lowest 12% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank?
- 50th highest of 134 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for Sri Lanka?
- In 2025, Sri Lanka's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 0.64 percentage points on 2024 (from 41.84% to 42.48%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.64 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.71 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 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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