{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sa-ict-service-exports","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-ict-service-exports","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-ict-service-exports/","title":"Saudi Arabia ICT Service Exports (% of Service Exports) (2025)","description":"Saudi Arabia's ICT Service Exports (% of Service Exports): 3.6 % of service exports in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (BX.GSR.CCIS.ZS), 2005–2025.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","World Bank","Saudi Arabia","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Saudi Arabia","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of service exports","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Saudi Arabia ICT Service Exports (% of Service Exports)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BX.GSR.CCIS.ZS?locations=SA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Saudi Arabia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Saudi Arabia (2025)","value":"3.6","unit":"% of service exports","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Saudi Arabia ICT Service Exports (% of Service Exports)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":2.67059795567022},{"period":"2006","value":2.208445659979},{"period":"2007","value":1.92701713250017},{"period":"2008","value":3.53924197571464},{"period":"2009","value":3.54120591181283},{"period":"2010","value":3.17411288318233},{"period":"2011","value":2.47372710608621},{"period":"2012","value":2.97357595074747},{"period":"2013","value":2.68410289071127},{"period":"2014","value":3.07256149442156},{"period":"2015","value":1.8848916549768},{"period":"2016","value":1.72426791771544},{"period":"2017","value":1.44424906274746},{"period":"2018","value":6.18037419752811},{"period":"2019","value":6.44444701607438},{"period":"2020","value":14.3184819266741},{"period":"2021","value":13.2080637153774},{"period":"2022","value":4.86728330992001},{"period":"2023","value":3.79318860700671},{"period":"2024","value":3.45004286026428},{"period":"2025","value":3.61537453132281}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of service exports"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"-8.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"13.2","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"14.3","yoyChange":"+7.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"6.2","yoyChange":"+4.8pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2008","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks ICT service exports (software, IT consulting, telecommunications) as a share of total service exports in Saudi Arabia from 2000 to present. ICT export intensity measures the depth of the digital knowledge economy and the competitiveness of the domestic tech industry in global markets. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 14.3 % of service exports in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.4 in 2017. The latest reading of 3.6 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}