ICT goods imports in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: ICT goods imports was 16.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Upper middle income, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 16.8% for ict goods imports in 2024.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Upper middle income peaked at 18.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2011.
Upper middle income ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.2% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More infrastructure data for Upper middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.76 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 313.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1017 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 313.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Upper middle income?
- Ict goods imports in Upper middle income was 16.8% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2011.
- How does Upper middle income rank for ict goods imports?
- Upper middle income ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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).