# Gaps — services trade & ICT exports SEA

## Intentional / structural empties

| ISO3 / metric | Why empty |
|---------------|-----------|
| **VNM** `ict_exports_usd` / `ict_exports_bn` / `ict_pct_svc_exports` | No non-null WDI `BX.GSR.CCIS.*` in 2000–2026 country extract — **leave empty**; do not invent from secondary DDS notes |
| **VNM** `travel_pct_svc_exports`, `cmcp_pct_svc_exports`, `transport_pct_svc_exports` | Composition % series also GAP in WDI for Vietnam |
| Tourism receipts `ST.INT.RCPT.CD` | **Out of scope** — stale 2018–2020 across SEA; do **not** seed as comparable recovery series (see tourism_recovery pack for arrivals) |

## Vintage / series caveats

- **Mixed years:** PH/SG/TH/ID/KH/BN/TL mostly **2025**; MY/VN/LA **2024**; **MMR 2019 only** — badge every chart.
- **Myanmar:** all services/ICT cells are **2019** — conflict / reporting gap; never splice into peer bars without a heavy †2019 badge.
- **Singapore scale:** svc exports **USD 422.35bn** (2025) is a **hub outlier** — separate callout panel; do **not** put SGP on the same absolute-US$ peer bar as MY/TH/VN/ID for PH framing.
- **BoP ICT ≠ industry BPO:** WDI `BX.GSR.CCIS` is Balance of Payments ICT *services*. IBPAP/IBOB IT-BPM industry revenue (~**USD 38bn** 2024) is an **industry** concept — never equate to ICT BoP cells. BSP/WTO commercial services exports ~**USD 52bn** 2024 aligns directionally with WDI PH 2025 svc exports **51.49bn** but vintages differ — cite carefully; scoreboard locks WDI.
- **CMCP vs ICT:** `BX.GSR.CMCP.ZS` (communications/computer/etc. % of service exports) is a **broader composition** bucket than `BX.GSR.CCIS.ZS` (ICT %). PH CMCP **76.39%** vs ICT **17.15%** (2025) — never relabel CMCP as “ICT share”.
- **Travel %:** high travel shares (TH **58.77**, KH **72.59**, LA **74.91**) are **composition of service exports**, not visitor arrivals and not `ST.INT.RCPT.CD`.

## Completeness (snapshot)

| Metric family | Coverage |
|---------------|----------|
| Service exports / imports US$ | **11/11** (MMR †2019) |
| ICT exports US$ + ICT % | **10/11** (VNM GAP) |
| Travel % / CMCP % / transport % | **10/11** (VNM GAP) |
| Trade in services % GDP | **11/11** (MMR †2019; VN 2024) |
| Derived svc balance (same-year) | **11/11** |

## Cross-check context (do not replace WDI cells)

- BSP / BusinessWorld: PH services exports **USD 51.98bn** 2024 (+7.5% y/y) — context only.
- Philstar / IBPAP: IT-BPM industry revenue **USD 38bn** 2024 — industry, not BoP ICT.
- ISEAS Perspective **2025/32** (Tham Siew Yean): digitally delivered services (DDS) share of commercial services highest in **Philippines** among ASEAN-6 narrative — cite as narrative cross-check, not a scoreboard number.