ICT goods imports in IDA only
IDA only: ICT goods imports was 3.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in IDA only, 2000–2021
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 3.0% for ict goods imports in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in IDA only peaked at 4.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2013.
That places IDA only 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 35 Latvia 7.3% compare
- 36 New Zealand 7.1% compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 7.0% compare
- 38 Peru 7.0% compare
- 39 South Africa 6.8% compare
- 40 Kuwait 6.8% compare
- 41 Costa Rica 6.8% compare
- 41 Romania 6.8% compare
More infrastructure data for IDA only
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 12.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8866 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in IDA only?
- Ict goods imports in IDA only was 3.0% in 2021, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2013.
- How does IDA only rank for ict goods imports?
- IDA only ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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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About this data
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).