ICT goods imports in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: ICT goods imports was 14.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ict goods imports in IDA & IBRD total stood at 14.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 15.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2011.
That places IDA & IBRD total 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.5% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.1% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 6 Thailand 17.2% compare
- 7 Philippines 16.4% compare
- 8 Czechia 16.4% compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 16.4% compare
- 10 Paraguay 16.1% compare
- 11 Mexico 15.8% compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 13.6% compare
More infrastructure data for IDA & IBRD total
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.55 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 443.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0633 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 443.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in IDA & IBRD total?
- Ict goods imports in IDA & IBRD total was 14.3% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2011.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for ict goods imports?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).