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Intra-EU vs. extra-EU trade in ICT services

Joanna Stefaniak
Joanna Stefaniak
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Adam A. Ambroziak
Adam A. Ambroziak
   | Mar 03, 2021
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Article Category: Empirical Paper
Published Online: Mar 03, 2021
Page range: 34 - 43
Received: Nov 12, 2020
Accepted: Jan 21, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2021-0001
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Trade position in intra-EU trade in ICT services.Source: Own calculations.
Trade position in intra-EU trade in ICT services.Source: Own calculations.

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Trade position in extra-EU trade in ICT services.Source: Own calculations.
Trade position in extra-EU trade in ICT services.Source: Own calculations.

Trade in ICT services: intra-EU and extra-EU trades (2013–2018)

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Intra-EU trade
Volume (million €) 97,588.7 103,068.2 113,199.7 120,675.9 129,039.3 139,409.2
Dynamics (2013 = 100) 100.0 105.6 116.0 123.7 132.2 142.9
Share in the EU total trade in ICT services (%) 53.6 53.8 50.4 52.0 51.0 51.1
Extra-EU trade
Volume (million €) 84,622.9 88,602.0 111,243.5 111,299.8 123,910.4 133,189.9
Dynamics (2013 = 100) 100.0 104.7 131.5 131.5 146.4 157.4
Share in the EU total trade in ICT services (%) 46.4 46.2 49.6 48.0 49.0 48.9

Share in the EU trade and trade position indices of the EU Member States in ICT services trade (ranked by the share in intra-EU trade for 2018).

Share in the EU trade Trade position indices
Intra-EU Extra-EU
Intra-EU Extra-EU 2013 2018 2013 2018
2013 2018 2013 2018 RSCA LFI RSCA LFI RSCA LFI RSCA LFI
Ireland 20.7 26.9 19.0 36.6 0.59 20.73 0.60 21.92 0.54 18.56 0.56 23.74
Germany 10.4 12.5 12.3 14.0 −0.08 0.41 0.00 0.58 −0.06 0.93 −0.04 0.59
France 8.0 7.2 5.9 5.7 −0.22 −0.39 −0.22 −0.51 −0.32 −1.09 −0.36 −0.18
The Netherlands* 9.8 6.5 10.3 4.8 0.02 −0.06 −0.14 −0.03 0.09 3.63 −0.10 3.55
Belgium 5.5 6.0 3.1 2.6 −0.10 1.64 0.00 1.71 −0.09 −1.51 −0.14 1.03
Sweden 4.1 3.8 8.5 5.7 0.11 2.46 0.16 2.50 0.39 6.25 0.27 6.92
Spain 4.3 3.7 5.8 4.5 −0.22 −1.43 −0.25 −1.44 0.08 2.28 −0.06 2.59
Austria 3.1 3.4 1.6 1.2 −0.17 −0.06 −0.09 −0.24 0.01 2.19 −0.15 1.23
Italy 3.8 3.3 3.3 2.7 −0.15 −0.03 −0.19 −0.49 −0.26 −0.24 −0.29 0.71
Poland 1.8 3.1 0.9 1.8 −0.19 −0.36 −0.05 0.35 −0.21 0.00 −0.05 1.09
Finland 2.5 2.4 4.0 2.7 0.40 6.27 0.33 3.99 0.49 14.84 0.31 9.37
Romania 1.3 2.2 0.8 1.2 0.01 0.70 0.19 1.19 0.35 6.95 0.45 11.15
Denmark 1.9 1.9 1.2 1.3 −0.19 −0.03 −0.10 −1.40 −0.54 0.01 −0.45 0.47
Luxembourg 2.9 1.7 1.9 0.8 −0.31 −0.11 −0.56 −1.00 −0.17 1.45 −0.56 −0.06
Czech Rep. 1.5 1.6 0.6 1.1 0.01 0.92 0.05 1.49 −0.08 −0.07 0.06 3.30
Hungary 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.6 −0.19 −0.66 −0.13 0.09 −0.11 1.25 −0.17 1.51
Cyprus 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.11 −0.17 0.30 9.45 0.03 −4.67 0.11 8.03
Portugal 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.4 −0.45 −2.07 −0.41 −1.26 −0.42 0.14 −0.45 1.04
Slovakia 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.4 −0.01 0.75 0.05 1.50 −0.03 0.76 0.21 8.50
Greece 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 −0.50 −1.37 −0.44 −1.51 −0.79 −0.25 −0.84 −0.03
Bulgaria 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 −0.08 0.93 0.06 2.35 −0.06 3.01 0.05 4.70
Estonia 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 −0.18 −0.63 −0.02 0.26 −0.06 0.73 −0.07 1.22
Latvia 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 −0.15 0.78 0.14 0.80 −0.31 −1.75 −0.03 1.15
Slovenia 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 −0.21 −1.68 −0.33 −1.77 0.04 −3.16 −0.17 −1.49
Croatia 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 −0.61 −3.10 −0.45 −2.34 −0.46 −0.43 −0.26 1.27
Lithuania 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 −0.53 −0.74 −0.38 −0.10 −0.67 0.34 −0.38 0.72

Top five countries in trade in ICT services: intra-EU and extra-EU trades

Share in the EU trade (%)
Intra-EU Extra-EU
2013 2018 2013 2018
Ireland 20.7 26.9 19.0 36.6
Germany 10.4 12.5 12.3 14.0
France 8.0 7.2 5.9 5.7
The Netherlands* 9.8 6.5 10.3 4.8
Belgium 5.5 6.0 3.1 2.6
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