ICT goods imports in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: ICT goods imports was 15.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Low & middle income, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ict goods imports in Low & middle income stood at 15.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Low & middle income peaked at 16.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2011.
Low & middle income ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 16.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More infrastructure data for Low & middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.51 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 104.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 417.49 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.81 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0633 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 417.49 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9876 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Low & middle income?
- Ict goods imports in Low & middle income was 15.1% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2011.
- How does Low & middle income rank for ict goods imports?
- Low & middle income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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).