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THE LITTLE DATA BOOK
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Contents
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
Data notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Regional tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
East Asia and Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Europe and Central Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Latin America and the Caribbean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Middle East and North Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
South Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Sub-Saharan Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Income group tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Low income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Middle income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Lower middle income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Upper middle income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Low and middle income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
High income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Euro area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Country tables (in alphabetical order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
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Acknowledgments
The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2015
is a joint publication between the World Bank and the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU).
For the World Bank team, the work was the result of close collaboration
between the staff of the Development Data Group of the Development
Economics Vice Presidency and the Transport and Information Communication
Technologies Global Practice. The Development Data Group team included
Azita Amjadi, Buyant Erdene Khaltarkhuu, William Prince, Leila Rafei, Jomo
Tariku, and Junhe Yang. The Information and Communication Technologies
team included Tim Kelly and Kaoru Kimura. The work was carried out under
the management of Haishan Fu and Pierre Guislain. Jewel McFadden, Nora
Ridolfi, and Janice Tuten from World Bank’s Publishing and Knowledge
Division oversaw publication and dissemination of the book.
The ITU contribution was provided by the ICT Data and Statistics Division
of the Telecommunication Development Bureau. The team included Susan
Teltscher (Head of Division), Vanessa Gray, Esperanza Magpantay, and
Ivan Vallejo. Regulatory data were provided by the Regulatory and Market
Environment Division of the Telecommunication Development Bureau team,
which included Sofie Maddens (Head of Division), Imme Philbeck, Youlia
Lozanova, and Nancy Sundberg.
The World Bank and ITU acknowledge the data provided by other sources:
IMF, Netcraft, OECD, UNCTAD, UNDESA/UNPAN, UNESCO, UNPD, and UNSD.
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Preface
Since the late 1990s access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) has seen tremendous growth—driven primarily by the wireless
technologies and liberalization of telecommunications markets. Mobile communications have evolved from simple voice and text services to diversified
innovative applications and mobile broadband Internet. In 2015, there are
more than 7 billion mobile-cellular subscriptions worldwide. Globally, 3.2
billion people are using the Internet of which 2 billion are from developing
countries. Mobile-broadband subscriptions have risen constantly to reach
3 billion while the number of fixed-broadband subscriptions reach more
than 790 million during the same period.
The impacts of ICTs cross all sectors. Research has shown that investment
in information and communication technologies is associated with such
economic benefits as higher productivity, lower costs, new economic opportunities, job creation, innovation, and increased trade. ICTs also help provide
better services in health and education, and strengthen social cohesion.
The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2015
illustrates the progress of this revolution for 214 economies around the
world. It provides comparable statistics on the sector for 2005 and 2014
across a range of indicators, enabling readers to readily compare economies. This book includes indicators covering the economic and social
context, the structure of the information and communication technology
sector, sector efficiency and capacity, and sector performance related to
access, usage, quality, affordability, trade, and applications. The glossary
contains definitions of the terms used in the tables.
For more information and other World Bank data publications, visit our
data Web site at data.worldbank.org or the Web site of the Information
and Communication Technologies Department at www.worldbank.org/ict.
For more statistics on information and communication technology infrastructure, access, and usage, as well as analytical reports such as the
annual Measuring the Information Society Report, visit ITU’s Web site at
www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/default.aspx and the ITU ICT Eye
at www.itu.int/icteye.
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Data notes
The data in this book are for 2005 and 2014 or the most recent year
unless otherwise noted in the table or the glossary.
• Growth rates are proportional changes from the previous year unless
otherwise noted.
• Regional aggregates include data for low- and middle-income
economies only.
• Figures in italics indicate data for years or periods other than those
specified.
Symbols used:
..
indicates that data are not available or that aggregates cannot
be calculated because of missing data.
0 or 0.0
indicates zero or small enough that the number would round
to zero at the displayed number of decimal places.
$
indicates current U.S. dollars.
Lettered notes on some country tables can be found in the notes on
page 232.
Data are shown for economies with populations greater than 30,000 or
for smaller economies if they are members of the World Bank or the ITU.
The term country (used interchangeably with economy) does not imply
political independence or official recognition by the World Bank or the ITU
but refers to any economy for which the authorities report separate social
or economic statistics.
Aggregates for groups of economies are based on the World Bank’s regional
and income classifications, and may differ from those published by the
ITU. Because of missing data, aggregates should be treated as approximations of unknown totals or average values. The aggregation method
for each indicator is noted in the glossary. Sums (s) are simple totals of
available data. Weighted averages (w) are calculated using the value of the
denominator or, in some cases, another indicator as the weight. Median
(m) calculations are based on available data and exclude economies with
populations below 1 million. For more information about aggregation methods visit datahelpdesk.worldbank.org.
The cutoff date for data is September 18, 2015.
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Regional tables
The country composition of regions is based on the World Bank’s analytical regions and may differ from common geographic usage. These regions
include low- and middle-income economies only.
East Asia and Pacific
American Samoa, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia,
Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands,
Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Europe and Central Asia
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania,
Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Latin America and the Caribbean
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St.
Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname
Middle East and North Africa
Algeria, Djibouti, Arab Republic of Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq,
Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, West
Bank and Gaza, Republic of Yemen
South Asia
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon,
The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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World
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
6,515 7,261
49
53
7,288 10,779
2.9
2.2
82
85
66
74
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.0
18.3
2.6
19.1
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
19.4
33.9
3.7
27.6
18.9
15.2
96.3
9.6
44.2
44.5
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
15.8
6.7
200
40.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
67
96
4,849 61,011
..
..
..
10.5
13.1
21.7
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
13.5
13.8
27.2
9.8
11.1
31.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.45
64.6
0.36
188.9
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East Asia & Pacific
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1,895
42
1,634
8.4
91
65
2,021
52
6,121
8.7
95
76
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.2
23.5
2.1
21.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
20.9
28.1
2.1
20.4
9.0
14.7
100.5
11.1
39.9
41.9
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
1.3
132
8.3
0.5
386
42.1
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
93
975
99
8,692
..
..
..
5.5
6.9
20.5
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
29.6
24.4
26.5
24.6
18.8
32.6
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.29
0.8
0.20
8.9
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Europe & Central Asia
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
250
58
3,232
6.0
96
77
264
60
6,865
3.4
98
86
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.4
23.3
2.4
19.6
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
21.6
47.8
1.0
18.5
5.9
19.8
112.7
13.2
51.1
48.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
10.8
..
..
48.2
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
91
99
1,868 59,462
..
..
..
4.6
10.7
11.5
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
2.1
5.4
8.7
1.4
4.7
15.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.46
6.8
0.43
46.8
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Latin America & Caribbean
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
471
75
4,293
2.6
89
79
525
78
8,995
3.3
92
81
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.4
21.3
2.9
18.9
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
16.9
40.5
1.4
15.7
9.4
16.7
111.3
9.9
42.0
37.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
39
16.1
4.1
103
47.5
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
89
99
1,146 34,722
..
..
..
9.1
12.9
20.7
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
10.5
14.0
..
9.2
13.4
..
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.47
10.0
0.36
46.7
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Middle East & North Africa
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
304
57
1,988
4.6
68
69
357
60
..
2.9
78
77
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.7
21.7
2.6
17.1
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
14.4
22.4
0.4
15.4
8.9
15.1
100.7
5.5
43.4
37.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
8.5
..
8.5
6.6
..
32.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
79
645
98
9,572
..
..
..
5.2
7.8
11.8
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.7
5.2
..
0.8
4.1
..
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.35
0.6
0.33
4.5
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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South Asia
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1,511
29
701
6.3
58
57
1,721
33
1,502
6.9
67
67
2.4
37.8
1.8
16.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
4.0
7.8
0.1
2.0
1.4
2.2
75.0
1.2
12.5
14.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
5.3
..
2.5
8.9
168
16.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
37
560
94
5,833
..
..
..
2.6
2.8
5.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.0
7.6
61.5
1.3
5.3
62.2
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.31
0.5
0.33
4.7
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Sub-Saharan Africa
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
762
33
785
5.3
57
52
973
37
1,699
4.5
60
59
4.5
..
3.1
26.4
1.5
12.0
0.0
3.6
1.1
1.2
71.1
0.4
9.4
9.8
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
2.1
5.1
60
19.2
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
51
82
230 26,549
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
10.5
13.0
40.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.6
7.6
12.5
0.5
5.6
17.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.25
2.0
0.15
8.6
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For operational and analytical purposes the World Bank’s main criterion
for classifying economies is gross national income (GNI) per capita. Every
economy in The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology
is classified as low income, middle income, or high income. Low- and
middle-income economies are sometimes referred to as developing economies. The use of the term is convenient; it is not intended to imply that
all economies in the group are experiencing similar development or that
other economies have reached a preferred or final stage of development.
Classification by income does not necessarily reflect development status.
Note: Classifications are fixed during the World Bank’s fiscal year (ending
on June 30), thus countries remain in the categories in which they are
classified irrespective of any revisions to their per capita income data.
Low-income economies are those with a GNI per capita of $1,045 or
less in 2014.
Middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita of more than
$1,045 but less than $12,735. Lower-middle-income and upper-middle
income economies are separated at a GNI per capita of $4,125.
High-income economies are those with a GNI per capita of $12,736 or more.
Euro area includes the member states of the Economic and Monetary
Union of the European Union that have adopted the euro as their currency:
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovak
Republic, Slovenia, and Spain.
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Low income
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
488
26
291
4.6
54
51
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
..
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.8
3.9
0.0
1.3
0.3
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
1.0
..
40
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
38
174
..
4,196
..
..
..
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
14.0
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.20
0.2
0.11
1.2
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4,704
43
1,710
5.7
79
63
5,240
49
4,653
6.0
83
72
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.3
21.9
2.4
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
13.5
23.4
1.1
14.1
6.7
10.2
93.6
4.3
32.2
32.5
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
3.8
..
7.1
4.6
223
34.1
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
86
97
983 17,417
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
6.9
11.1
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
18.3
16.4
27.1
15.6
13.4
34.6
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.41
2.1
0.31
13.7
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Lower middle income
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
2,505
35
844
5.9
67
59
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.3
23.6
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
4.8
12.9
0.1
3.2
2.2
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
6.8
..
3.7
8.8
148
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
52
94
508 10,618
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
7.2
9.5
39.4
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.32
0.6
0.24
5.9
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Upper middle income
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
2,199
53
2,697
5.7
90
69
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.3
19.2
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
23.0
35.3
2.3
21.8
10.1
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
2.5
98
11.1
1.6
293
47.7
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
94
99
1,162 21,253
..
..
..
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
20.8
18.6
20.6
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.47
3.8
0.37
23.3
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Low and middle income
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
5,192
42
1,577
5.7
77
62
5,862
47
4,226
6.0
81
70
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.3
27.6
2.4
20.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
12.4
21.7
1.1
13.4
6.3
9.3
89.8
3.8
30.1
30.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
6.6
4.6
214
31.1
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
84
96
974 17,145
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
7.2
11.3
20.0
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
18.1
16.3
26.9
15.5
13.3
34.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.35
2.0
0.26
12.4
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High income
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1,322 1,399
78
81
29,714 38,317
2.3
1.1
98
99
89
95
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.9
15.0
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
46.6
81.9
12.9
58.7
47.9
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
51.8
..
188
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
98
100
6,959 131,821
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
12.3
13.2
27.2
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.65
296.1
0.67
928.0
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Euro area
2005 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
329
339
74
76
32,439 39,173
1.5
0.3
98
99
92
97
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
Mobile telephone service
Internet service
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.7
12.7
1.7
16.4
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
51.3
97.9
13.1
57.9
46.1
46.2
121.2
34.0
82.3
81.5
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
84
51.2
..
125
78.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
99
100
9,568 172,389
..
..
..
26.5
23.1
26.4
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
8.2
10.1
31.4
4.4
6.5
34.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.68
143.1
0.68
830.0
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China
Data for China do not include data for Hong Kong SAR, China; Macao SAR,
China; or Taiwan, China.
Cyprus
GNI and GDP data and data calculated using GNI and GDP refer to the
area controlled by the government of Cyprus.
Georgia
GNI, GDP, and population data and data calculated using GNI, GDP, and
population exclude Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia
Montenegro declared independence from Serbia and Montenegro on June 3,
2006. Where available, data for each country are shown separately. However,
some indicators for Serbia prior to 2006 include data for Montenegro.
Moreover, data for most indicators for Serbia from 1999 onward exclude
data for Kosovo, which in 1999 became a territory under international
administration pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).
Kosovo became a member of the World Bank on June 29, 2009, and its
data are shown where available.
Moldova
GNI, GDP, and population data and data calculated using GNI, GDP, and
population exclude Transnistria.
Morocco
GNI and GDP data and data calculated using GNI and GDP include Former
Spanish Sahara.
South Sudan and Sudan
South Sudan declared its independence on July 9, 2011. Data are shown
separately for South Sudan where available. Data reported for Sudan exclude
South Sudan after 2011 unless otherwise noted.
Tanzania
GNI and GDP data and data calculated using GNI and GDP refer to mainland Tanzania only.
For more information, see World Development Indicators 2015 or
data.worldbank.org.
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Afghanistan
South Asia
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
24
23
250
6.2
..
53
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
P
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
32
26
670
9.3
32
62
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
P
C
R
C
6.0
37.8
..
..
..
..
0.2
4.8
0.0
0.8
0.8
0.3
74.9
0.0
2.7
2.3
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
..
28.8
1.2
..
..
6.4
..
39.8
6.3
72
13
89
6,942
..
4,196
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
1.6
5.9
22.5
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
0.0
65.9
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.20
0.0
0.18
1.0
0.11
1.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
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Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
3
47
2,690
5.3
99
66
3
56
4,460
3.7
97
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
P
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
C
P
C
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
6.1
11.2
2.0
34.9
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
8.7
47.9
0.0
4.9
3.4
7.8
105.5
6.6
23.5
26.6
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
41.0
21.5
6.0
20.7
149.7
60.1
1.6
293.4
47.7
91
100
62 26,117
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
7.1
31.7
11.3
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.6
3.8
10.3
0.4
3.0
9.2
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.47
0.3
0.45
23.8
0.37
23.3
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Algeria
Middle East & North Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
33
64
2,710
5.6
73
69
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
P
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
39
70
5,480
2.8
..
79
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.7
36.0
3.0
..
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
7.6
40.2
0.4
7.1
1.2
7.7
93.3
4.0
28.2
25.9
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
8.1
12.4
5.8
6.5
188.7
18.1
1.6
293.4
47.7
42
98
79 12,460
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
5.9
13.0
19.6
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
7.9
29.2
0.0
4.2
60.5
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.35
0.1
0.08
2.0
0.37
23.3
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American Samoa
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.06
88
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.06
87
..
..
..
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
..
..
2.4
19.7
17.6
3.8
..
..
..
17.9
..
..
..
..
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
..
..
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
69.1
..
54.1
0.37
23.3
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
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Andorra
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.08
0.07
90
86
40,040 43,270
8.4
–3.5
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
A
3.1
..
3.4
..
2.6
16.8
43.6
79.5
12.7
..
..
47.7
82.6
35.9
82.6
81.6
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
112.6
65.4
37.6
74.0
50.7
95.9
..
188.0
80.6
91
99
100
13,750 78,057 131,821
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
18.8
14.0
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.52
418.6
0.43
879.3
0.67
928.0
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Angola
Sub-Saharan Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
18
36
1,170
10.1
67
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
24
43
4,850
7.8
71
73
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
M
M
M
R
No
2.2
25.3
2.3
30.5
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.6
9.7
0.0
4.0
1.4
1.3
63.5
0.4
9.9
8.6
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
1.1
4.8
112.5
21.3
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
40
359
90
4,250
99
21,253
..
..
..
16.5
19.5
50.8
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
9.3
..
..
2.9
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.33
0.3
0.30
4.5
0.37
23.3
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Antigua and Barbuda
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.08
0.09
29
24
11,920 13,360
3.8
–1.0
99
99
..
82
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
A
A
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
44.2
104.2
7.0
..
..
35.6
120.0
15.1
56.1
52.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
..
..
27.0
19.0
231.1
64.0
..
188.0
80.6
100
100
100
24,896 120,321 131,821
..
..
..
12.8
19.1
54.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
4.6
3.9
9.6
4.9
2.3
6.7
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.45
859.9
0.42
363.0
0.67
928.0
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Argentina
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
39
43
90
92
4,990 14,160
2.2
4.6
97
98
89
105
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
M
M
M
R
A
2.6
..
2.4
12.8
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
24.4
57.3
2.4
32.0
13.3
22.6
158.7
14.7
62.1
52.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
17.7
..
90.1
64.7
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
94
..
100
1,788 48,065 131,821
..
..
..
3.4
33.0
40.3
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
11.6
31.1
0.2
8.5
42.1
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.58
10.7
0.55
52.7
0.67
928.0
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Armenia
Europe & Central Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
3
64
1,520
12.3
99
73
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
C
3
63
3,780
3.0
100
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.0
23.6
3.9
21.1
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
19.7
18.9
10.5 115.9
0.1
9.1
5.5 a 51.5
2.9
46.6
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
58.0
5.3
19.8
188.3
46.3
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
85
100
459 44,534
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
2.7
8.2
11.0
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.3
3.6
13.7
0.2
3.0
11.1
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.42
1.3
0.61
40.9
0.24
5.9
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Aruba
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.10
45
..
2.0
97
84
0.10
42
..
..
97
86
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
5.6
10.8
..
..
2.6
16.8
38.2
103.4
12.3
45.0
36.7
33.8
135.1
18.7
73.1
69.6
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
..
..
25.4
..
..
83.8
..
188.0
80.6
90
..
100
7,084 67,578 131,821
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
10.2
0.4
5.3
14.0
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
289.9
..
338.4
0.67
928.0
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Australia
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
20
23
88
89
30,320 64,680
3.4
2.7
..
..
112
115
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.8
16.7
2.5
20.5
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
49.3
89.8
9.8
67.0
56.0
38.9
131.2
25.8
85.6
86.9
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
63.0
..
..
84.6
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
28
2015
98
99
100
7,794 75,069 131,821
..
..
..
30.8
19.0
53.1
23.7
18.7
26.9
1.7
11.8
16.1
0.9
8.9
18.2
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.81
0.93
498.1 1,348.6
0.67
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Austria
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
8
9
66
66
38,500 50,390
1.7
1.0
..
..
88
95
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
R
No
2.4
12.7
1.3
12.7
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
45.4
105.2
14.2
63.1
46.7
38.3
151.9
27.5
83.7
81.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
16.1
107.5
58.0
..
141.5
81.0
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
99
99
100
11,430 79,636 131,821
..
..
..
26.5
13.6
25.4
23.7
18.7
26.9
5.5
7.7
24.8
4.2
5.2
31.4
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.74
0.75
231.7 1,267.7
0.67
928.0
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Azerbaijan
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
8
52
1,270
12.7
100
72
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
10
54
7,590
8.4
100
71
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
No
Public
C
C
C
A
C
3.6
6.8
2.4
18.2
2.4
19.7
12.8
26.2
0.0
7.3
6.3
18.9
110.9
19.8
51.7
54.6
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
7.6
3.1
8.0
6.0
192.7
61.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
99
100
436 32,219
99
21,253
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
2.5
10.5
12.7
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
4.6
38.8
0.0
2.4
12.9
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.46
0.5
0.43
13.5
0.37
23.3
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Bahamas, The
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.33
0.38
82
83
23,510 20,980
1.3
0.0
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
M
C
R
A
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
40.4
69.2
4.1
..
..
36.0
71.4
4.1
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
25.0
..
..
76.9
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
95
1,094
100
100
3,738 131,821
..
..
..
16.3
17.5
30.0
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.3
3.2
..
0.3
2.9
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.49
148.8
0.34
255.8
0.67
928.0
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Bahrain
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.87
1
88
89
16,970 21,050
5.3
4.5
87
95
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
C
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
P
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.9
14.9
3.4
15.9
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
22.0
87.2
2.4
44.0
32.0
21.2
173.3
21.4
94.6
81.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
117.3
21.3
114.6
236.8
91.0
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
100
100
100
2,183 49,054 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
4.8
12.0
26.6
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
2.1
25.1
0.6
3.3
21.6
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.57
40.4
0.94
177.0
0.67
928.0
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Bangladesh
South Asia
Lower-middle-income
Lowermiddleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
143
27
540
4.9
47
51
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
159
34
1,080
6.1
60
59
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
M
M
M
A
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1.3
..
2.2
45.9
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.7
6.3
0.0
1.4
0.2
0.7
75.9
1.2
6.9
6.5
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
0.2
18.6
145.7
9.6
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
80
173
99
5,925
94
10,618
..
..
..
2.6
1.4
4.4
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
6.2
18.6
0.0
3.4
27.0
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.29
0.0
0.35
0.9
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Barbados
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.27
0.28
33
32
13,620 14,960
1.2
–1.5
..
..
94
96
Sector structure
Yes
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Mixed
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
P
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
A
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
M
C
C
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.6
14.0
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
49.3
75.4
11.7
42.6
37.2
52.9
106.8
27.0
70.0
70.5
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
52.5
..
..
76.7
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
100
100
100
3,481 113,985 131,821
..
..
..
22.0
21.7
42.5
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
4.9
7.8
15.3
0.7
5.4
25.9
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.57
204.4
0.22
405.8
0.67
928.0
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Belarus
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
10
72
2,820
7.6
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
9
76
7,340
5.0
..
100
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
M
M
M
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1.3
41.3
1.7
26.8
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
34.0
42.4
0.0
9.6
7.0
48.5
122.5
28.8
59.9
57.1
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
6.6
116.2
19.7
5.6
168.2
59.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
90
100
1,356 142,536
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
1.0
7.0
8.8
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.0
2.4
15.0
0.7
3.6
20.2
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.52
0.5
0.32
44.6
0.37
23.3
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Belgium
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
10
11
97
98
37,630 47,030
1.8
0.9
..
..
93
118
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.9
11.6
1.6
23.4
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
45.6
91.4
19.1
57.0
50.2
42.1
114.3
36.0
83.8
82.8
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
70.2
55.8
..
93.6
85.0
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
99
100
100
20,038 263,915 131,821
..
..
..
36.5
34.2
33.1
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
3.9
4.6
34.5
1.7
2.8
45.9
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.68
117.9
0.68
854.2
0.67
928.0
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Belize
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.28
46
3,680
5.7
..
79
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
0.35
44
4,350
2.4
..
81
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
M
C
C
R
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
5.7
23.8
4.6
19.4
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
12.4
35.3
1.8
..
..
6.7
50.7
3.0
31.0
21.0
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
15.3
17.0
34.3
..
38.7
1.6
293.4
47.7
..
..
2,920 41,829
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
20.9
31.3
50.0
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
5.9
12.3
0.3
2.8
11.7
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.41
264.8
0.38
210.4
0.37
23.3
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Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
8
40
530
4.0
29
54
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
11
44
810
4.1
..
68
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
C
C
No
B
1.4
35.0
6.0
40.5
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.9
7.3
0.0
1.6
0.0
1.8
101.7
0.4
4.8
3.5
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
1.3
6.2
33.4
5.3
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
43
452
99
2,839
..
4,196
..
..
..
12.8
13.8
50.6
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
2.9
20.1
0.0
1.6
17.2
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.19
0.1
0.11
2.2
0.11
1.2
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.06
0.07
100
100
117,640 106,140
2.3
–1.6
..
..
71
66
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.9
11.3
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
81.8
82.2
28.8
67.9
58.8
44.7
90.9
61.7
94.0
85.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
..
194.8
65.4
..
..
96.8
..
188.0
80.6
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
98
10,554
..
100
.. 131,821
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
..
..
37.2
9.6
2.9
41.4
8.2
10.5
30.3
..
..
1,699.0 6,489.6
0.67
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Bhutan
South Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.65
31
1,220
7.9
53
54
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.77
38
2,390
7.7
..
69
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
M
M
M
R
A
2.0
81.1
2.7
35.1
2.3
19.8
5.1
5.5
..
2.6
1.2
3.1
82.1
3.3
21.9
26.3
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
56.1
3.8
21.3
106.9
34.4
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
5
240
100
2,546
94
10,618
..
..
..
1.3
2.8
8.5
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.9
5.3
5.7
15.9
2.4
2.0
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.31
..
0.24
14.4
0.24
5.9
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
9
64
1,030
3.1
91
79
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
11
68
2,910
5.0
94
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
A
5.6
3.8
4.1
21.1
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
6.9
25.9
0.1
12.1
3.5
8.1
96.3
1.6
34.9
17.0
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
20.8
5.2
4.8
32.3
39.0
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
46
100
814 15,502
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
24.1
11.4
25.0
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
3.9
6.6
0.0
2.7
8.5
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.49
2.4
0.39
12.9
0.24
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
39
2,970
5.0
97
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
4
40
4,780
1.6
98
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
P
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
6.1
36.5
4.6
22.6
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
25.0
41.1
0.4
20.0
6.2
22.2
91.3
14.1
45.0
50.0
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
36.3
21.3
15.3
62.8
60.8
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
97
100
187 43,003
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
7.8
14.7
7.9
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.3
4.2
18.1
0.2
2.8
5.4
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.45
3.4
0.28
35.9
0.37
23.3
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Botswana
Sub-Saharan Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
2
55
4,760
3.9
81
72
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
2
57
7,240
4.7
87
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
M
M
M
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.2
48.9
4.1
14.4
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
7.3
30.1
0.1
6.5
0.1
8.3
167.3
1.6
14.8
12.1
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
45.5
3.3
..
56.4
18.5
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
99
96
490 16,437
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
14.2
10.6
39.0
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
4.7
12.8
0.1
2.2
33.8
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.36
1.6
0.31
11.3
0.37
23.3
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Brazil
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
188
206
83
85
3,900 11,530
2.9
3.6
90
91
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Private
M
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.1
17.4
2.7
13.1
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
21.4
46.3
1.7
18.5
13.6
21.8
139.0
11.5
52.0
48.0
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
30.9
21.0
0.2
56.9
57.6
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
88
100
716 42,966
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
24.3
48.3
13.8
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
3.1
12.1
43.0
0.5
8.6
57.2
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.57
14.0
0.60
68.6
0.37
23.3
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Brunei Darussalam
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.36
0.42
74
77
23,290 37,320
2.2
0.9
93
96
81
80
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Public
P
P
P
R
A
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
22.8
63.3
2.2
55.0
50.0
11.4
110.1
7.1
92.0
79.2
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
36.5
..
..
68.8
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
100
4,138 68,720 131,821
..
..
..
12.5
19.6
52.0
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
6.1
17.0
0.1
4.9
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.47
13.8
0.36
150.9
0.67
928.0
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Bulgaria
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
8
71
3,700
5.3
98
77
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
7
74
7,420
1.6
98
88
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
6.0
34.5
2.8
23.7
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
32.4
25.3
81.3 137.7
2.2
20.7
17.9 a 57.9
13.3
56.7
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
5.9
37.8
20.0
7.6
128.9
55.5
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
100
100
888 138,277
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
11.4
33.2
11.4
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.5
5.5
12.5
2.3
4.7
18.5
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.57
8.7
0.24
176.7
0.37
23.3
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
13
22
410
6.2
24
29
18
29
710
6.2
..
47
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Mixed
M
P
M
R
C
3.5
55.8
..
..
..
..
0.7
4.7
0.0
1.4
0.0
0.7
71.7
0.0
4.6
8.3
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
..
27.7
0.5
..
29.6
9.4
..
39.8
6.3
26
1,142
..
2,860
..
4,196
..
..
..
14.2
11.7
44.5
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
4.5
8.9
0.0
1.9
21.1
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.15
0.1
0.30
0.6
0.11
1.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Burundi
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
8
9
130
2.2
59
36
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
11
12
270
4.3
..
64
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
M
M
A
B
..
..
3.5
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.4
2.0
..
..
..
0.2
30.5
0.0
..
..
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
0.5
5.9
35.1
1.4
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
82
95
..
6,913
..
4,196
..
..
..
1.4
7.4
51.4
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
5.6
..
0.2
1.9
14.1
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.18
0.1
0.02
0.6
0.11
1.2
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Cabo Verde
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.47
58
2,110
5.9
80
71
0.51
65
3,450
3.7
85
79
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
C
M
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
7.5
19.1
8.2
23.9
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
15.0
17.1
0.2
6.7
1.4
11.6
121.8
3.8
32.2
24.8
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
33.8
46.6
6.1
22.6
72.1
40.3
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
85
96
482 12,330
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
10.9
31.4
10.7
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.5
3.9
7.8
..
3.9
9.4
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.42
2.1
0.17
50.6
0.24
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Cambodia
East Asia & Pacific
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
13
19
460
9.1
74
62
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
15
21
1,020
6.4
..
..
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
C
C
C
A
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.4
..
5.5
69.8
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.2
8.0
0.0
1.8
..
2.8
155.1
0.2
10.6
7.0
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
11.1
0.3
..
..
9.0
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
75
425
99
9,374
..
4,196
..
..
..
3.8
6.3
11.9
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
2.3
6.5
1.2
1.5
8.4
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.30
0.1
0.17
3.0
0.11
1.2
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
18
49
900
3.8
71
51
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
23
54
1,360
2,879
39
2,012
3.7
5.9
71
62
73
67
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.1
28.3
3.3
24.2
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.6
12.4
0.0
3.0
1.1
4.6
75.7
0.1
9.6
6.5
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
1.6
1.4
4.4
9.3
11.0
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
54
609
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
94
1,796 10,618
..
..
..
20.2
17.7
60.5
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
3.3
19.1
0.0
2.7
26.4
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.27
0.1
0.20
1.7
0.24
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Canada
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
32
36
80
82
33,950 51,690
2.5
1.6
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Public
C
C
C
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.4
16.2
2.4
20.5
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
56.3
52.8
21.7
72.0
64.3
46.6
83.0
34.4
87.6
86.6
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
71.7
..
396.6
87.1
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
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97
99
100
9,411 129,244 131,821
..
..
..
29.1
32.0
45.6
23.7
18.7
26.9
3.9
9.1
39.3
2.1
7.3
42.4
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.82
0.91
569.1 1,210.0
0.67
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High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.05
100
..
..
99
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.06
100
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
..
29.6
2.6
16.8
78.2
166.5
..
54.8
50.7
55.6
153.7
39.6
74.3
66.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
38.0
..
..
74.1
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
100
..
100
100
.. 131,821
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
..
..
843.2 2,366.0
0.67
928.0
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
38
340
1.5
51
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
5
40
330
–1.7
37
43
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
C
C
No
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1.1
..
2.2
56.3
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.3
2.5
..
..
..
0.0
31.4
0.0
3.2
2.7
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
0.3
5.2
29.8
4.0
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
19
145
63
116
..
4,196
..
..
..
12.9
13.8
585.0
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
2.4
..
0.0
5.3
..
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.14
0.2
0.04
0.2
0.11
1.2
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
10
22
470
17.2
28
36
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
14
22
980
5.4
38
47
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
M
M
R
B
..
..
2.4
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.1
2.1
..
..
..
0.2
39.8
0.1
2.9
2.7
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
0.4
4.1
38.9
2.5
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
24
88
36
733
..
4,196
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
16.7
15.4
11.8
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.10
..
0.05
0.1
0.11
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Channel Islands
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.15
31
55,320
–1.2
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
0.16
31
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
..
100
.. 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
..
..
..
0.67
928.0
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High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
16
18
87
89
6,340 14,910
4.2
3.9
96
97
83
93
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
A
..
..
3.8
19.4
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
21.0
64.7
4.3
30.1
16.7
19.2
133.3
14.1
60.3
53.9
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
3.7
55.9
31.2a
1.6
104.4
72.4
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
100
95
100
2,494 73,102 131,821
..
..
..
30.3
25.2
38.3
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.5
8.2
18.4
0.4
7.6
27.0
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.58
21.3
0.82
127.6
0.67
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East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1,304
43
1,750
9.8
91
64
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
1,364
54
7,380
9.7
95
77
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
No
Mixed
M
M
M
R
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.1
35.9
2.0
33.6
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
26.6
29.8
2.8
25.0
11.0
17.9
92.3
13.6
46.7
47.4
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
1.3
132.5
8.5
0.4
415.4
49.3
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
97
1,211
99
4,995
99
21,253
..
..
..
4.8
4.0
19.4
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
30.7
25.3
24.9
27.4
20.5
34.6
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.50
0.3
0.61
7.0
0.37
23.3
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Colombia
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
43
74
2,920
3.7
93
79
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
48
76
7,970
2,361
62
7,873
4.5
6.0
94
84
94
80
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
4.3
..
5.2
..
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
17.8
50.6
0.7
14.6
6.2
14.7
113.1
10.3
44.5
38.0
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
48.4
11.0
7.0
325.0
52.6
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
82
100
99
4,686 34,989 21,253
..
..
..
16.8
21.1
19.8
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
13.0
16.8
0.2
9.9
13.8
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.53
4.4
0.79
47.1
0.37
23.3
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Comoros
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.62
28
620
3.6
68
63
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.77
28
820
2.1
77
68
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
M
M
A
C
4.0
25.6
5.7
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
2.8
2.6
0.0
3.0
0.8
3.1
50.9
0.2
7.6
4.2
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
2.0
..
49.4
7.0
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
40
..
166 11,843
..
4,196
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
10.0
13.5
80.2
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
2.7
..
..
..
22.2
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.19
4.8
0.02
1.3
0.11
1.2
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Congo, Dem. Rep.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
56
37
200
4.2
61
53
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
75
42
380
6.4
75
64
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
A
3.3
89.2
3.4
49.4
..
..
0.0
5.1
..
0.2
0.2
0.0
53.5
0.0
1.9
2.0
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
9.5
51.2
0.2
2.6
31.7
3.0
..
39.8
6.3
50
39
50
384
..
4,196
..
..
..
9.9
11.9
400.2
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
17.9
..
..
9.6
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.22
0.1
0.05
0.4
0.11
1.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Congo, Rep.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
61
980
3.7
..
55
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
5
65
2,710
4.9
79
66
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
M
M
M
R
C
2.7
..
3.2
23.4
2.3
19.8
0.4
15.8
..
1.4
0.1
0.4
108.1
0.0
4.9
1.9
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
1.5
9.5
40.9
7.1
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
39
19
95
185
94
10,618
..
..
..
..
..
..
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
1.0
..
0.0
0.6
..
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.27
0.6
0.10
1.6
0.24
5.9
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
62
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Costa Rica
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
5
66
76
4,890 10,120
4.3
4.0
95
97
75
87
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed) B
2361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
C
P
C
A
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.3
25.8
2.6
33.1
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
32.1
25.5
1.0
27.0
10.2
17.8
143.8
10.4
52.3
55.1
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
19.2
152.2
22.1
7.9
103.1
49.4
1.6
293.4
47.7
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
86
..
99
687 45,329 21,253
..
..
..
4.8
4.1
15.9
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
23.7
23.7
13.3
21.9
18.5
43.6
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.51
62.9
0.61
99.4
0.37
23.3
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Côte d’Ivoire
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
18
47
940
–0.2
49
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
22
53
1,460
3.4
41
54
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
A
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.8
29.1
6.1
13.7
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
1.5
13.5
0.0
1.3
0.2
1.2
106.2
0.3
7.2
12.2
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
..
106.4
1.0
..
71.7
14.6
8.8
147.6
22.6
55
307
98
5,163
94
10,618
..
..
..
19.8
16.2
36.4
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.6
3.8
33.7
0.1
2.1
29.9
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.19
0.3
0.17
2.6
0.24
5.9
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
64
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Croatia
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
4
56
59
9,870 13,020
4.6
–0.8
98
99
79
86
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
M
C
M
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.8
14.5
3.7
20.0
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
42.9
83.2
2.6
32.7
25.0
36.7
104.4
23.0
70.1
68.4
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
16.5
65.7
33.1
8.0
145.4
68.6
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
100
100
100
3,280 58,034 131,821
..
..
..
14.3
16.5
17.8
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
2.6
6.1
12.5
1.4
5.4
12.7
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.57
39.6
0.46
219.5
0.67
928.0
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Cuba
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
11
76
3,960
4.6
100
86
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
11
77
5,880
3.8
100
80
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
No
Mixed
M
M
M
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.9
7.5
..
..
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
7.6
1.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
11.2
22.5
0.0
12.9
4.1
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
26.5
53.0
9.7
13.2
52.8
30.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
71
95
85
462
99
21,253
..
..
..
0.2
21.5
430.0
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.9
2.6
..
..
..
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.40
0.1
0.23
0.4
0.37
23.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
66
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Curaçao
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.14
91
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
0.16
89
..
..
..
105
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
..
..
..
..
..
38.9
121.6
29.7
62.7
53.2
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
..
100
.. 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
..
..
195.0
0.67
928.0
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Cyprus
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1
1
68
67
23,580 26,370
3.5
0.1
97
99
78
79
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Public
C
P
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.7
15.0
3.1
10.8
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
40.7
75.8
3.1
46.0
31.7
28.4
96.3
21.1
74.0
68.6
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
57.5
174.0
32.8
34.7
226.6
69.3
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
100
100
100
1,328 75,055 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
24.1
8.1
21.1
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
25.0
10.8
21.1
3.9
4.4
15.4
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.60
175.3
0.47
606.8
0.67
928.0
68
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Czech Republic
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
10
11
74
73
12,380 18,970
3.8
1.1
..
..
83
91
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
M
P
C
R
A
3.6
11.7
1.7
21.0
2.6
16.8
31.4
115.1
6.9
30.0
19.1
17.6
130.0
27.6
78.5
78.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
7.4
50.3
35.3
10.2
107.9
79.7
..
188.0
80.6
100
100
100
13,620 116,806 131,821
..
..
..
26.5
25.0
20.6
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
11.1
11.2
24.4
13.1
13.7
32.0
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.67
41.6
0.37
691.6
0.67
928.0
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Denmark
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
5
6
86
88
49,620 61,310
1.3
–0.2
..
..
103
106
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
70
2015
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
M
M
M
A
A
2.5
17.2
1.8
17.1
2.6
16.8
61.8
100.6
24.8
84.0
74.9
33.3
126.0
41.4
95.0
93.1
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
..
99.1
82.7
17.9
136.6
96.0
..
188.0
80.6
..
100
100
42,041 341,706 131,821
..
..
..
29.2
9.9
47.0
23.7
18.7
26.9
5.0
10.3
..
3.3
7.3
17.8
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.91
0.66
411.3 2,080.8
0.67
928.0
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Djibouti
Middle East & North Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.78
77
1,030
3.0
..
25
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.88
77
..
4.8
..
37
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
No
Public
M
M
M
No
C
4.8
25.6
..
..
2.3
19.8
1.4
5.7
0.0
6.8
0.6
2.5
32.4
2.3
18.0
7.1
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
..
50.2
1.0
..
..
10.7
8.8
147.6
22.6
75
6,076
95
8,955
94
10,618
..
..
..
6.9
13.2
31.6
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
5.1
..
..
..
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.23
1.3
0.06
10.3
0.24
5.9
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Dominica
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.07
67
5,140
2.3
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
0.07
69
7,070
1.6
..
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
8.9
18.0
6.8
13.7
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
26.9
73.7
4.8
..
..
24.3
127.5
15.8
38.9
37.0
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
41.2
38.4
38.5
14.6
112.1
62.9
1.6
293.4
47.7
..
90
1,407 109,954
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
12.1
16.7
37.9
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
8.3
25.9
7.8
4.3
21.0
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.37
113.4
0.19
428.5
0.37
23.3
72
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Dominican Republic
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
9
67
2,900
3.1
88
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
10
78
6,030
4.8
91
77
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Private
C
P
C
A
A
0.4
192.0
3.1
15.7
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
9.6
38.8
0.6
8.7
3.1
11.6
78.9
5.7
26.2
21.1
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
11.5
13.1
27.3
49.6
1.6
293.4
47.7
..
97
1,130 24,903
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
15.2
13.6
21.3
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
7.2
4.2
2.8
0.9
3.2
6.1
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.49
5.6
0.39
28.3
0.37
23.3
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Ecuador
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
14
62
2,900
4.8
84
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
16
64
6,070
4.3
93
84
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
M
M
M
A
A
3.4
..
3.2
10.3
2.4
19.7
12.2
45.3
0.2
17.9
2.5
15.3
103.9
7.8
38.0
32.0
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
..
..
6.0
3.7
80.3
43.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
80
97
2,422 48,329
99
21,253
..
..
..
6.9
17.2
20.2
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
11.1
..
0.1
6.6
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.48
3.9
0.48
34.5
0.37
23.3
74
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Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East & North Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
75
43
1,240
3.4
71
76
90
43
3,050
4.3
75
83
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
P
C
C
A
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.8
35.2
2.3
30.5
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
14.5
19.0
0.2
..
15.3
7.6
114.3
3.7
45.1
36.8
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
7.6
36.0
12.8
7.1
..
31.7
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
92
413
100
9,302
94
10,618
..
..
..
2.6
5.4
6.5
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
4.4
13.2
0.4
3.6
10.5
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.48
0.5
0.59
4.8
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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El Salvador
Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
6
62
2,870
2.3
84
72
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
6
66
3,950
1.3
87
70
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
A
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.1
13.6
3.8
17.7
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
16.0
39.7
0.7
7.4
2.1
14.9
144.0
4.5
25.2
23.3
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
33.2
4.2a
27.5
86.9
29.7
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
95
..
608 50,309
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
10.8
17.9
15.8
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
3.6
8.4
0.4
5.0
9.5
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.50
6.2
0.54
22.1
0.24
5.9
76
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Equatorial Guinea
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.63
0.82
39
40
4,660 12,640
27.1
1.4
88
95
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
M
M
C
R
No
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
1.7
16.1
0.0
..
..
1.9
66.4
0.5
18.0
8.5
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
..
..
1.1
..
..
18.9
..
188.0
80.6
..
2,421
..
100
1,452 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
19.1
29.3
242.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.29
..
0.03
3.7
0.67
928.0
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Eritrea
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
19
260
1.9
53
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
5
22
680
2.0
72
..
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
B
3.1
57.6
2.9
42.9
..
..
0.8
0.8
..
0.2
0.2
1.0
6.4
0.0
2.3
1.5
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
81.4
0.4
67.4
11.3
1.0
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
2
562
92
1,391
..
4,196
..
4.6
..
13.0
.. 1,596.5
8.7
11.7
44.9
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
3.0
..
..
..
..
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.20
..
0.00
..
0.11
1.2
78
2015
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Estonia
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1
1
69
68
9,720 18,530
7.0
0.6
100
100
95
98
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
A
A
5.4
8.2
3.6
14.2
2.6
16.8
33.4
109.1
13.5
43.0
38.7
31.7
160.7
27.4
82.5
82.9
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
6.9
75.0
61.5
9.5
125.0
84.2
..
188.0
80.6
99
100
100
5,895 28,665 131,821
..
..
..
12.1
23.1
21.2
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
17.0
13.0
17.2
11.6
10.7
26.8
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.76
101.1
0.77
927.2
0.67
928.0
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Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
77
16
160
5.6
30
43
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
97
19
550
10.5
..
..
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
No
Public
M
M
M
No
C
2.1
82.1
1.6
36.2
..
..
0.8
0.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.8
31.6
0.5
2.8
2.9
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
13.5
90.9
0.2
3.1
55.8
2.9
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
10
347
73
5,002
..
4,196
..
..
..
0.9
3.5
21.6
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
7.0
10.9
0.1
3.3
6.5
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.19
0.0
0.46
0.2
0.11
1.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
80
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Faeroe Islands
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.05
40
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.05
42
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
3.5
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
48.5
85.5
11.9
..
..
35.0
124.1
35.0
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
73.1
67.9
..
122.4
94.7
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
100
4,793
100
100
.. 131,821
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
4.3
30.1
..
..
25.8
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
..
62.4 1,656.6
0.67
928.0
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Fiji
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.82
50
3,590
2.6
..
78
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
0.89
53
4,540
1.6
..
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
No
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.7
20.2
..
..
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
13.7
24.9
0.9
13.0
8.0
8.4
98.8
1.4
36.7
29.0
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
..
..
8.5
..
..
41.8
1.6
293.4
47.7
60
..
1,036 13,946
99
21,253
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
9.9
20.5
19.0
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.3
4.7
5.4
0.8
3.7
4.4
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.42
8.5
0.39
41.7
0.37
23.3
82
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Finland
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
5
5
83
84
40,100 48,910
2.6
0.0
..
..
101
115
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
2.6
9.8
1.8
15.6
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
40.4
100.5
22.4
63.9
54.1
11.7
139.7
32.3
91.9
89.8
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
171.5
74.5
..
..
92.4
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
99
100
100
5,788 218,744 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
..
..
34.5
14.0
30.4
23.7
18.7
26.9
20.3
14.3
32.3
2.3
5.8
39.3
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.75
0.77
308.2 1,791.3
0.67
928.0
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France
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
63
66
77
79
36,000 43,070
1.6
0.6
..
..
93
94
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.3
15.6
1.7
20.5
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
54.9
78.3
15.4
54.3
34.4
60.0
100.4
40.2
82.8
83.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
13.6
138.0
42.9
19.5
171.4
83.8
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
99
99
100
7,593 221,660 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
27.9
40.3
27.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
6.3
8.5
36.3
4.0
6.2
38.2
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.80
76.1
1.00
683.4
0.67
928.0
84
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French Polynesia
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.25
56
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.28
56
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
20.9
47.1
4.3
45.0
..
19.7
85.7
17.4
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
9.1
116.7
21.5
9.4
103.8
60.7
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
96
98
100
1,639 13,814 131,821
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
5.1
13.5
0.5
5.4
6.0
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
58.9
..
160.8
0.67
928.0
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Gabon
Sub-Saharan Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1
83
5,580
1.5
82
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
2
87
9,450
3.3
82
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1.6
12.4
..
..
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
2.8
53.4
0.1
3.0
2.0
1.0
210.4
0.6
12.5
9.7
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
..
..
4.9
1.6
..
9.8
1.6
293.4
47.7
78
..
2,963 19,657
99
21,253
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
50.5
19.9
30.4
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
3.7
37.7
..
..
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.32
5.8
0.09
10.7
0.37
23.3
86
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Gambia, The
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1
52
410
3.2
37
..
2
59
440
3.6
53
56
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
A
B
..
..
..
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
3.1
17.2
0.0
2.3
1.0
2.9
119.6
0.1
8.3
8.5
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
14.7
3.8
..
..
15.6
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
70
..
165 10,928
..
4,196
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
3.5
6.0
280.3
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.3
5.0
..
0.1
1.8
..
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.23
1.3
0.20
5.7
0.11
1.2
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Georgia
Europe & Central Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
52
1,360
7.5
100
77
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
5
53
3,720
4.7
100
76
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
6.2
30.9
2.7
17.3
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
12.7
26.2
0.1
1.8
1.0
25.4
124.9
12.2
45.8
41.0
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
6.1
9.1
131.7
48.9
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
95
99
118 70,966
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
2.4
6.1
12.0
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
4.4
4.0
0.7
5.1
3.9
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.46
4.6
0.60
37.1
0.24
5.9
88
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Germany
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
82
81
73
75
35,880 47,640
0.4
1.1
..
..
..
94
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
2.9
8.6
1.5
15.5
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
65.4
94.6
12.9
70.0
61.6
56.9
120.4
35.8
90.6
89.5
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
43.0
68.7
..
88.5
86.2
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
99
99
100
9,827 145,990 131,821
..
..
..
27.4
18.0
39.8
23.7
18.7
26.9
7.9
11.5
32.9
4.3
7.2
39.0
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.71
0.67
274.2 1,420.0
0.67
928.0
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Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
21
47
470
5.1
58
54
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
27
53
1,600
7.9
71
67
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
P
M
M
A
A
..
..
2.3
98.7
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
1.5
13.4
0.0
2.0
0.2
1.0
114.8
0.3
39.9
29.0
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
14.6
..
1.8
6.5
67.5
18.9
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
59
429
87
3,602
94
10,618
..
..
..
4.1
5.1
33.4
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
4.8
..
0.2
3.8
..
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.30
0.1
0.31
3.7
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
90
2015
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Greece
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
11
11
74
78
22,510 22,090
4.2
–3.4
96
97
100
109
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
P
C
A
A
3.9
9.4
2.5
17.1
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
57.2
92.9
1.5
33.0
21.7
46.9
115.0
28.4
62.7
65.6
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
13.9
49.3
24.0
13.3
163.5
63.2
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
100
100
100
2,458 99,513 131,821
..
..
..
24.2
41.0
23.3
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
2.8
5.7
6.6
1.4
4.0
8.0
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.57
31.5
0.61
147.4
0.67
928.0
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Greenland
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.06
83
29,690
0.7
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.06
86
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
56.5
81.6
12.5
..
32.0
30.1
106.4
20.0
..
76.7
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
57.7
..
87.9
66.7
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
90
100
100
913 18,995 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
92
2015
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
0.1
5.6
..
0.0
4.5
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
..
..
212.2 1,385.6
0.67
928.0
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Grenada
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.10
36
6,760
4.5
..
..
0.11
36
7,850
–0.3
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
A
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
8.4
19.1
7.1
11.1
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
26.6
45.5
3.1
..
..
26.9
126.5
17.0
39.4
32.6
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
100.5
133.5
20.5
46.6
200.9
37.4
1.6
293.4
47.7
..
..
19,463 251,661
99
21,253
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
13.4
22.0
29.4
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.5
4.8
15.8
..
..
13.9
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.45
29.1
0.35
37.6
0.37
23.3
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Guam
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.16
94
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.17
94
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
41.4
61.9
1.7
..
..
40.2
..
..
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
38.6
..
..
69.3
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
..
100
.. 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
113.6
..
197.0
0.67
928.0
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Guatemala
Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
13
47
1,990
3.1
69
71
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
16
51
3,410
3.4
77
69
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Private
M
M
M
R
A
..
..
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
9.8
35.6
0.2
8.4
2.1
10.8
106.6
2.4
20.9
15.0
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
32.1
51.4
5.7
10.5
87.0
23.4
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
76
977
100
8,073
94
10,618
..
..
..
5.7
21.6
27.4
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.3
6.0
19.3
0.3
5.7
20.9
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.43
5.3
0.15
17.5
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
10
33
340
3.0
30
44
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
12
37
470
2.5
25
52
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
C
C
No
C
..
..
..
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.3
2.0
..
..
0.0
0.0
72.1
0.0
2.3
1.5
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
0.5
..
..
1.7
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
80
39
..
2,365
..
4,196
..
..
..
1.6
4.1
800.0
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
0.7
1.1
..
..
69.3
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.14
..
0.00
0.3
0.11
1.2
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
96
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Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1
41
390
1.5
41
59
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2
49
550
3.2
58
..
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
M
M
A
B
..
..
..
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.7
7.0
..
..
0.7
0.3
63.5
0.1
2.5
1.9
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
1.9
..
..
3.3
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
65
2
65
2,674
..
4,196
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
1.8
10.5
..
..
62.8
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.15
..
0.01
1.1
0.11
1.2
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Guyana
Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.74
28
1,060
0.8
..
77
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
0.76
28
4,170
3.9
..
68
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
No
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
6.3
50.0
4.6
10.7
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
14.5
37.0
0.3
11.6
10.4
19.9
70.5
5.6
26.9
24.2
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
21.7
24.7
13.8
15.1
30.2
37.4
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
95
339
97
9,994
94
10,618
..
..
..
3.1
10.1
24.3
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
1.9
42.4
0.1
2.5
29.3
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.44
1.3
0.24
10.5
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
98
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Haiti
Latin America & Caribbean
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
9
44
420
–0.7
49
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
11
57
820
1.8
..
..
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
No
A
..
..
3.7
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
1.6
5.4
..
2.0
1.0
0.4
64.7
0.0
8.7
4.0
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
6.4
..
..
11.4
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
229
..
109
..
4,196
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
5.2
9.8
44.6
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.21
0.6
0.11
1.7
0.11
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Honduras
Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
7
49
1,390
4.7
84
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
8
54
2,280
2.3
87
69
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
P
C
C
A
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
5.1
23.5
4.6
9.5
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
7.2
18.6
..
6.3
1.5
6.4
93.5
1.4
21.6
19.6
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
25.3
43.0
6.5
22.8
199.8
19.1
8.8
147.6
22.6
90
..
1,115 21,765
94
10,618
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
6.3
7.2
15.7
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.1
5.6
8.1
0.3
5.0
11.2
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.40
4.4
0.40
11.4
0.24
5.9
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Hong Kong SAR, China
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
7
7
100
100
28,890 40,320
4.2
3.3
..
..
..
91
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
C
C
C
No
C
3.6
18.3
3.9
10.8
2.6
16.8
55.0
123.9
24.1
70.1
64.6
61.1
239.3
31.2
83.7
82.4
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
..
..
56.9
59.2
90.0
74.6
..
188.0
80.6
100
100
100
16,723 3,345,122 131,821
..
..
..
14.2
5.7
21.7
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
38.3
38.2
18.4
41.5
38.8
14.8
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
162.3
..
790.6
0.67
928.0
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Hungary
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
10
10
66
71
10,410 13,470
4.2
–0.1
99
99
89
93
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
C
P
C
A
A
4.6
9.1
2.6
16.2
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
33.8
92.3
6.5
42.0
22.1
30.3
118.1
27.3
76.8
75.1
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
6.8
84.5
39.0
..
131.6
76.1
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
99
99
100
8,896 37,027 131,821
..
..
..
22.7
25.1
28.3
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
25.6
18.7
19.5
14.8
15.1
28.2
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.65
30.0
0.56
300.8
0.67
928.0
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Iceland
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.30
0.33
93
94
50,730 47,640
4.0
1.0
..
..
95
99
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
C
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.8
19.5
1.8
15.3
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
65.3
95.4
26.3
89.0
84.4
51.5
111.1
35.9
98.1
96.5
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
18.7
125.4
87.0
15.1
177.3
98.2
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
99
99
100
4,803 519,869 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
..
..
23.1
22.1
31.8
23.7
18.7
26.9
0.1
6.4
227.1
0.1
4.8
13.4
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.72
0.61
1,004.3 3,214.4
0.67
928.0
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India
South Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1,144
29
730
6.7
63
63
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,295
32
1,570
7.4
69
71
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
R
A
2.4
42.8
1.8
16.2
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
4.5
8.0
0.1
2.0
1.6
2.1
74.5
1.2
13.0
15.3
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
5.6
..
2.4
7.5
167.5
18.0
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
31
743
93
5,677
94
10,618
..
..
..
2.5
2.9
4.8
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.1
7.6
67.2
1.6
5.8
65.9
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.38
0.6
0.54
5.5
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Indonesia
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
226
46
1,220
4.7
92
67
254
53
3,630
5.8
93
79
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
No
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.2
28.3
1.9
23.5
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
6.0
20.9
0.0
3.7
1.0
11.7
126.2
1.2
17.8
29.1
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
3.6
..
..
17.1
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
90
186
100
6,225
94
10,618
..
..
..
4.0
6.9
20.5
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
8.1
3.6
30.9
3.6
7.1
30.5
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.41
0.5
0.36
6.2
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Iran, Islamic Rep.
Middle East & North Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
70
68
2,530
5.9
82
64
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
78
73
6,840
2.0
84
87
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
P
C
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1.4
74.5
1.8
95.4
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
29.0
12.1
0.1
19.0
6.6
39.0
87.8
9.5
52.5
44.7
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
2.9
..
8.1
2.1
109.4
39.4
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
75
600
94
6,056
99
21,253
..
..
..
0.1
2.2
6.0
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
4.6
..
0.0
4.6
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.41
0.3
0.37
2.1
0.37
23.3
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Middle East & North Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
27
69
2,020
–1.1
74
63
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
35
69
6,320
6.7
79
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
A
..
..
..
..
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
4.1
5.6
0.0
5.0
..
5.6
94.9
0.0
25.9
17.0
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
0.9
..
..
11.3
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
68
130
..
43
99
21,253
..
..
..
0.4
12.5
211.3
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
5.0
..
..
12.0
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.27
0.0
0.20
0.7
0.37
23.3
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Ireland
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
5
60
63
44,070 44,660
4.7
0.1
..
..
96
105
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
C
C
M
R
A
2.3
10.1
1.8
16.3
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
49.4
102.7
7.8
55.0
47.2
43.2
104.3
26.9
84.0
82.2
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
115.4
41.6
..
169.7
79.7
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
99
99
100
14,211 160,971 131,821
..
..
..
40.4
43.9
19.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
22.4
23.8
57.1
5.8
9.0
68.4
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.73
353.9
0.68
775.0
0.67
928.0
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High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.08
52
38,690
5.8
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
0.09
52
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
..
100
.. 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
..
..
24.9 2,559.5
0.67
928.0
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
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Israel
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
7
8
92
92
21,230 34,990
2.0
4.0
..
..
92
94
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Private
M
M
M
R
A
3.9
..
2.2
12.1
2.6
16.8
44.5
117.5
18.6
60.0
42.0
37.1
121.5
26.2
82.4
71.5
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
..
..
25.2
..
..
71.5
..
188.0
80.6
99
100
100
10,218 98,409 131,821
..
..
..
18.2
35.3
35.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
7.5
9.7
55.4
11.8
8.8
62.7
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.74
162.8
0.87
254.3
0.67
928.0
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High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
58
61
68
69
32,390 34,280
0.8
–0.9
98
99
90
89
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
A
2.3
23.2
1.6
22.9
2.6
16.8
42.7
121.9
11.6
46.0
38.6
33.7
154.2
23.0
74.0
72.6
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
..
87.7
35.0
..
125.6
62.0
..
188.0
80.6
100
100
100
5,834 92,497 131,821
..
..
..
31.3
35.2
26.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
3.1
7.1
34.2
1.7
4.6
32.4
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.67
44.7
0.75
249.2
0.67
928.0
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Jamaica
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
3
53
..
..
..
80
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
3
55
5,220
–0.6
88
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
6.6
19.0
3.1
26.1
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
11.9
73.9
1.7
12.7
5.1
9.1
102.9
5.4
32.5
25.7
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
41.3
33.5
12.8
81.6
191.9
40.5
1.6
293.4
47.7
95
..
5,826 14,210
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
11.9
9.1
25.6
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.3
5.0
8.3
0.3
2.6
7.6
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.47
14.4
0.31
57.0
0.37
23.3
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Japan
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
128
127
86
93
39,140 42,000
1.3
0.3
..
..
86
89
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Private
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.9
14.3
2.7
11.1
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
45.7
76.0
18.4
80.5
57.0
50.1
120.2
29.3
83.3
97.5
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
23.6
97.6
66.9
1.5
82.0
90.6
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
99
100
100
2,589 48,637 131,821
..
..
..
23.7
35.5
21.7
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
16.9
13.5
19.8
8.6
10.9
24.9
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.77
257.7
0.94
911.7
0.67
928.0
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Jordan
Middle East & North Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
5
81
2,490
6.3
91
83
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
7
83
5,160
4.4
98
80
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Private
M
M
M
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
8.5
20.5
4.7
12.3
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
12.0
59.9
0.4
23.0
8.0
5.0
147.8
4.7
51.1
60.0
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
15.4
111.8
12.9
13.7
268.1
44.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
99
457
99
7,874
99
21,253
..
..
..
9.4
7.8
18.9
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
3.2
6.9
..
1.4
3.5
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.55
3.7
0.52
30.4
0.37
23.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
15
17
55
53
2,950 11,670
10.1
5.7
..
..
92
92
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
No
Mixed
M
M
M
R
A
2.8
5.3
1.8
15.4
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
18.0
35.8
0.0
15.6
5.0
26.1
168.6
12.9
64.7
58.8
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
7.2
41.1
3.0
3.7
115.4
54.9
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
81
95
108 51,489
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
4.8
10.9
12.7
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
4.0
12.0
0.3
5.8
11.8
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.47
0.9
0.75
14.5
0.37
23.3
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Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
35
22
530
3.4
72
59
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
45
25
1,290
5.1
..
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.7
76.3
3.4
20.9
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.8
12.9
0.0
2.6
1.2
0.4
73.8
0.2
12.3
16.9
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
3.8
12.7
3.1
3.1
78.0
43.4
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
62
89
102 25,200
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
13.0
3.8
34.7
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
4.1
..
1.4
7.2
..
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.35
0.3
0.43
7.8
0.24
5.9
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Kiribati
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.09
44
1,760
2.0
..
77
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.11
44
2,150
1.8
..
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
A
..
..
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
4.6
0.7
0.4
6.0
2.5
8.9
17.4
1.1
..
..
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
4.0
..
..
12.3
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
.. 11,781
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
12.1
18.1
241.3
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.9
1.3
..
0.0
5.0
..
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.00
..
0.21
9.1
0.24
5.9
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Korea, Dem. People’s Rep.
East Asia & Pacific
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
24
60
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
25
61
..
..
..
..
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
No
Public
M
M
M
No
A
..
..
..
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
4.2
0.0
..
..
..
4.7
11.2
..
..
..
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
0.0
..
..
0.0
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
0
..
..
..
..
4,196
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.00
..
0.01
0.1
0.11
1.2
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Korea, Rep.
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
48
50
81
82
17,800 27,090
4.8
3.5
..
..
98
99
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
M
M
M
R
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.4
14.4
3.9
12.1
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
50.8
81.5
25.9
79.7a
92.7
59.5
115.5
38.8
78.3
98.5
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
2.8
167.1
84.3
..
188.0
80.6
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
3.2
175.8
73.5
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
80
100
100
1,440 45,178 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
6.2
18.6
27.4
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
30.0
15.2
19.1
19.1
10.4
22.0
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.83
0.98
20.0 2,178.3
0.67
928.0
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Kosovo
Europe & Central Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
2
..
2,540
6.4
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
2
..
4,000
3.7
..
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
..
..
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
..
..
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
4.7
..
..
19.9
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
..
..
..
0.24
5.9
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Kuwait
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
2
4
98
98
34,600 52,000
9.0
2.2
93
96
86
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
R
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.5
27.0
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
22.0
60.2
1.1
32.0
27.0
14.2
218.4
1.4
87.8
75.4
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
25.9
..
..
78.7
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
100
100
100
1,481 50,096 131,821
..
..
..
10.2
15.1
14.1
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
5.0
52.2
0.1
6.8
49.3
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.52
35.3
0.57
198.8
0.67
928.0
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Kyrgyz Republic
Europe & Central Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
5
35
450
4.1
..
79
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
6
36
1,250
4.5
..
79
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
A
A
4.5
3.2
7.1
3.5
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
8.7
10.7
0.0
1.0
0.8
7.9
134.5
4.2
17.6
12.0
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
10.5
16.0
252.4
28.3
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
42
516
98
8,166
94
10,618
..
..
..
1.3
5.5
11.9
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
3.3
26.4
0.1
2.2
14.4
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.42
0.6
0.28
9.1
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
6
27
460
6.2
73
58
7
38
1,650
8.0
..
61
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
R
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1.7
63.0
3.5
57.7
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
1.6
11.4
0.0
2.0
1.0
13.4
67.0
0.2
10.5
5.2
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
59.6
0.9
3.4
9.4
14.3
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
55
406
96
2,848
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
4.8
7.1
16.6
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.24
0.3
0.14
2.1
0.24
5.9
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Latvia
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
2
2
68
67
7,760 15,660
8.4
0.3
100
100
95
91
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
M
P
C
A
A
3.6
..
2.4
26.4
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
32.8
84.0
2.7
32.0
30.5
19.0
124.2
24.7
73.5
73.4
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
3.7
72.2
46.0
..
186.3
75.8
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
98
99
100
2,713 93,683 131,821
..
..
..
11.0
11.9
19.8
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
2.0
5.8
15.1
7.7
7.0
22.6
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.59
38.9
0.70
360.7
0.67
928.0
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Lebanon
Middle East & North Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
87
5,740
4.2
90
78
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
5
88
9,800
5.6
..
77
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
M
M
C
No
B
8.1
..
..
..
2.4
19.7
15.9
24.9
3.3
24.0
4.4
19.4
88.3
22.8
81.0
68.4
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
88.5
190.6
10.1
..
..
74.7
1.6
293.4
47.7
100
99
717 23,992
99
21,253
..
..
..
11.3
23.9
17.5
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.8
3.3
42.4
0.9
3.1
34.8
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.48
8.5
0.35
54.5
0.37
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Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
2
22
910
2.8
86
64
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
2
27
1,340
4.9
..
65
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
A
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.6
20.9
4.6
12.2
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
2.5
13.0
0.0
3.0
0.6
2.4
101.9
0.1
6.9
6.5
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
26.2
2.6
31.1
21.4
11.0
8.8
147.6
22.6
29
86
81
2,410
94
10,618
..
..
..
10.5
16.1
25.9
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
3.3
1.1
11.9
..
..
24.3
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.38
0.5
0.16
1.4
0.24
5.9
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Liberia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
3
46
120
–6.4
43
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
4
49
370
7.0
..
..
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
8.1
..
0.1
23.1
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.1
4.9
..
0.8
..
0.2
73.4
0.1
2.2
2.5
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
0.0
0.6
8.5
52.4
5.4
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
16
..
60a
6,306
..
4,196
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.22
..
0.08
2.5
0.11
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Libya
Middle East & North Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
6
77
6,860
5.4
85
94
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
6
78
7,910
–5.8
90
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
..
..
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
15.2
35.7
..
5.0
3.0
11.3
161.1
1.0
20.6
18.1
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
13.4
84.0
3.9
..
..
17.8
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
71
98
456 12,606
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
4.8
..
..
3.6
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.35
0.2
0.02
3.0
0.37
23.3
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Liechtenstein
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.03
15
92,360
0.5
..
86
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.04
14
..
..
..
87
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Public
C
C
C
A
B
0.8
..
..
22.3
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
57.6
79.2
24.8
..
..
48.4
104.3
40.3
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
63.4
..
10.0
95.2
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
94
6,813
100
100
.. 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
29.0
23.4
47.1
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.55
0.51
1,405.9 9,762.4
0.67
928.0
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
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Lithuania
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
3
3
67
67
10,470 15,380
..
1.5
100
100
96
94
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
3.5
15.6
1.5
17.1
2.6
16.8
24.4
132.5
7.1
32.0
15.8
19.5
147.0
31.5
68.1
66.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
6.0
55.7
36.2
6.4
139.2
72.1
..
188.0
80.6
100
100
100
4,188 125,454 131,821
..
..
..
11.5
8.8
11.5
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
5.3
6.4
8.2
2.4
3.6
11.1
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.66
22.3
0.76
206.9
0.67
928.0
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Luxembourg
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.47
0.56
87
90
70,340 69,880
3.0
1.6
..
..
76
77
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Public
C
C
C
A
A
1.5
18.3
1.1
33.9
2.6
16.8
53.4
111.4
15.3
75.0
64.6
49.6
148.4
33.3
96.3
95.6
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
74.2
79.7
70.0
69.1
84.9
94.7
..
188.0
80.6
99
100
100
29,486 6,887,708 131,821
..
..
..
27.2
26.9
38.5
23.7
18.7
26.9
7.9
8.4
14.8
2.0
3.8
21.3
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.75
0.62
473.0 2,645.3
0.67
928.0
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Macao SAR, China
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.47
0.58
100
100
24,080 71,060
12.8
11.9
93
96
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
A
2.5
16.8
1.4
10.8
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
37.3
113.8
14.5
68.1
56.9
26.7
322.6
28.0
81.1
84.3
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
37.5
123.1
34.9
30.1
..
69.8
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
100
100
100
9,803 88,921 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
8.4
5.7
17.3
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
2.8
9.7
0.9
14.9
14.5
0.6
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
55.5
..
339.2
0.67
928.0
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Macedonia, FYR
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
2
58
3,010
2.2
96
68
2
57
5,150
2.8
98
70
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
C
C
No
A
5.3
9.8
4.2
22.2
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
25.5
54.1
0.6
24.9
12.5
18.6
109.1
16.2
70.1
68.3
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
28.7
26.5
15.1
171.5
68.1
1.6
293.4
47.7
99
100
62 41,812
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
8.7
11.3
12.9
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.4
4.3
20.8
0.3
4.0
22.6
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.49
0.5
0.24
76.6
0.37
23.3
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Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
18
29
290
2.0
71
60
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
24
34
440
2.2
..
66
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
R
C
2.6
32.8
3.4
19.4
..
..
0.5
2.8
0.0
0.5
0.4
1.1
38.2
0.1
4.5
4.7
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
14.7
7.7
0.6
1.6
2.2
3.7
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
23
327
92
267
..
4,196
..
..
..
20.8
19.3
58.5
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.3
4.6
22.0
0.1
1.4
15.2
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.31
0.2
0.24
0.9
0.11
1.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
13
15
220
2.5
..
64
17
16
250
6.1
61
69
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
R
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.4
..
0.0
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.8
3.3
0.0
..
..
0.4
30.5
0.1
5.2
6.2
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
0.4
0.0
5.2
5.8
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
70
106
100
4,237
..
4,196
..
..
..
12.2
12.7
54.3
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
3.5
6.7
0.1
2.1
27.1
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.29
0.2
0.17
1.1
0.11
1.2
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Malaysia
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
26
30
67
74
5,250 10,760
5.1
4.7
89
93
71
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
R
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.6
22.5
4.6
20.5
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
16.9
75.6
1.9
28.2
15.0
14.6
148.8
10.1
66.5
65.5
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
48.6
..
..
67.5
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
93
95
254 27,173
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
9.1
7.2
20.9
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
43.4
38.0
19.4
28.2
22.6
29.1
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.61
14.6
0.68
88.5
0.37
23.3
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Maldives
South Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.30
34
3,770
7.8
98
77
0.36
44
7,170
6.4
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
8.5
15.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
No
A
..
..
2.4
19.7
10.9
68.4
1.1
26.1a
7.0
6.1
189.4
5.9
65.9
44.5
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
..
55.8
6.9
33.9
209.5
49.3
1.6
293.4
47.7
91
100
2,593 69,077
99
21,253
..
..
..
3.4
5.7
13.0
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
11.2
..
..
5.1
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.45
6.6
0.36
86.7
0.37
23.3
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Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
13
32
400
5.9
26
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
17
39
660
4.0
34
56
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
A
B
4.7
25.8
7.0
16.1
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.6
6.4
0.0
1.0
0.7
1.0
149.0
0.0
8.2
6.7
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
5.0
9.9
0.5
3.7
15.7
7.0
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
20
429
..
1,879
..
4,196
..
..
..
7.9
14.8
47.8
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
2.2
21.9
0.0
3.6
42.5
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.16
0.1
0.13
1.3
0.11
1.2
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Malta
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.40
0.43
94
95
14,390 21,000
0.8
2.0
92
93
77
77
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
5.4
24.7
2.6
22.3
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
48.7
78.1
12.4
46.0
40.6
53.6
127.0
35.2
82.2
80.7
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
40.3
41.2
9.7
94.9
73.2
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
99
100
100
4,531 1,178,759 131,821
..
..
..
13.0
19.9
18.4
23.7
18.7
26.9
45.2
25.5
15.3
18.8
11.5
26.0
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.66
0.40
331.8 1,691.6
0.67
928.0
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Marshall Islands
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.05
70
3,570
1.8
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
0.05
72
4,300
1.7
..
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
No
Mixed
M
M
M
No
A
5.0
..
..
..
2.4
19.7
10.6
1.3
..
..
..
4.5
29.4
2.6
..
..
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
..
..
3.9
..
..
16.8
1.6
293.4
47.7
..
..
1,153 87,416
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
45.8
22.2
50.0
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.00
19.2
0.11
18.9
0.37
23.3
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Mauritania
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
3
53
690
4.5
46
45
4
59
1,270
4.2
..
50
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
A
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
5.8
19.2
4.9
20.0
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
1.3
23.7
0.0
1.6
0.6
1.3
94.2
0.2
4.4
6.2
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
8.7
47.1
0.7
5.2
68.0
10.7
8.8
147.6
22.6
26
2,135
..
1,454
94
10,618
..
..
..
16.5
14.1
20.9
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
1.4
..
..
0.7
50.5
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.20
0.3
0.05
2.5
0.24
5.9
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Mauritius
Sub-Saharan Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1
42
5,420
3.3
84
77
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1
40
9,710
4.0
89
86
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.4
12.9
2.6
55.5
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
29.5
54.2
0.4
22.5
15.0
29.8
132.2
14.6
51.3
47.5
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
14.5
80.8
15.2
10.0
126.6
41.4
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
100
99
832 32,990
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
5.1
6.1
6.5
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
13.3
12.8
18.5
2.8
5.6
37.0
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.51
18.7
0.47
154.6
0.37
23.3
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Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
110
76
7,720
1.7
92
73
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
125
79
9,860
2.1
94
78
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Private
C
C
C
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.5
15.9
2.6
22.2
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
17.6
42.6
1.7
18.6
8.9
17.0
82.5
11.6
38.3
34.4
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
45.8
17.2a
..
114.1
44.4
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
100
100
708 20,926
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
18.8
11.2
13.2
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
18.0
17.1
..
16.3
17.1
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.59
7.9
0.66
34.1
0.37
23.3
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Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.11
22
2,550
0.4
..
75
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
0.10
22
3,270
0.0
..
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
No
Public
M
M
M
No
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.8
13.2
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
11.7
13.3
0.0
..
..
6.8
30.3
3.0
..
..
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
44.2
11.9
..
..
29.7
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
476
..
8,115
94
10,618
..
..
..
79.5
13.6
33.0
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
2.8
..
..
..
13.1
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.00
18.8
0.19
19.3
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Moldova
Europe & Central Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
45
890
7.1
97
71
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
4
45
2,550
3.6
99
71
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
C
C
C
A
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
9.7
31.4
4.3
30.1
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
24.7
28.9
0.3
7.0
2.3
35.2
108.0
14.7
52.4
47.5
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
22.2
36.4
14.6
15.5
112.9
46.6
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
97
99
744 152,362
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
0.5
10.2
12.7
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.3
3.6
21.2
0.2
3.3
24.8
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.45
4.2
0.53
48.4
0.24
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Monaco
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.03
100
128,380
1.7
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.04
100
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Mixed
M
M
M
R
B
5.4
7.6
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
100.5
50.8
28.1
63.5
40.1
133.0
88.5
44.7
73.5
74.7
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
241.5
49.0
55.5
114.6
137.7
92.4
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
100
100
100
6,129 227,447 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
21.2
52.6
45.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.00
0.22
709.9 3,216.1
0.67
928.0
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
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Mongolia
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
3
62
900
6.7
98
79
3
71
4,280
8.9
98
89
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
R
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.3
15.1
3.6
19.1
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
6.2
22.1
0.1
6.3
2.3
7.9
105.1
6.8
35.8
29.0
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
..
0.3
9.0
4.2
99.4
27.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
29
91
5,138 89,976
99
21,253
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
5.5
4.7
8.5
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
5.0
6.0
0.2
3.5
35.8
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.47
3.2
0.61
28.5
0.37
23.3
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Montenegro
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.61
62
3,660
2.8
..
75
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.62
64
7,240
2.4
98
89
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Private
M
C
C
A
A
..
..
..
..
2.4
19.7
27.8
88.2
1.2
18.6
13.0
26.5
163.0
15.2
54.7
56.6
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
110.7
27.1
..
..
61.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
99
100
1,438 77,016
99
21,253
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
8.1
11.6
18.9
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
9.5
0.4
3.7
8.2
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.43
..
0.53
56.3
0.37
23.3
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Morocco
Middle East & North Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
30
55
1,960
5.0
52
59
34
60
2,980
4.3
67
67
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
C
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.6
17.0
3.8
18.4
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
4.5
41.1
0.8
13.2
4.3
7.4
131.7
3.0
52.5
50.4
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
12.7
7.8
15.1
9.7
77.4
56.8
8.8
147.6
22.6
98
99
1,562 10,768
94
10,618
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
2.3
13.1
11.8
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
6.0
7.0
17.0
2.9
3.6
22.7
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.29
0.7
0.69
4.9
0.24
5.9
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Mozambique
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
21
30
290
8.5
48
52
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
27
32
620
6.8
..
60
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
R
B
1.5
24.6
5.9
..
..
..
0.3
7.2
0.0
0.6
0.8
0.3
69.7
0.0
7.3
6.2
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
25.6
0.9
..
27.4
5.9
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
106
..
7,755
..
4,196
..
..
..
13.1
12.7
24.9
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
4.5
20.6
0.1
3.0
26.1
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.26
0.1
0.31
1.8
0.11
1.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
50
29
..
12.8
90
53
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
C
53
34
1,270
..
93
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
No
Public
M
M
M
No
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
..
8.6
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.2
1.0
49.5
0.2
3.4
3.0
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
15.2
..
0.1
..
..
2.1
8.8
147.6
22.6
10
2
2,871 28,668
94
10,618
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
0.0
1.7
29.6
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.29
0.0
0.02
0.5
0.24
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Namibia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
2
37
3,390
5.4
76
71
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2
46
5,680
4.4
..
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
C
C
C
R
A
4.1
7.5
3.4
10.9
2.4
19.7
6.9
22.1
0.0
6.9
3.0
7.8
113.8
1.8
16.5
17.3
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
4.0
3.4
85.6
14.8
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
88
443
100
8,162
99
21,253
..
..
..
9.6
10.4
51.7
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.5
4.8
4.7
0.6
3.5
38.7
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.34
6.9
0.32
22.5
0.37
23.3
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
152
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Nepal
South Asia
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
26
15
310
3.3
49
64
28
18
730
4.5
60
75
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
P
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Mixed
P
P
C
R
No
0.9
26.7
..
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
1.9
0.9
0.0
1.9
0.7
3.0
82.5
0.8
8.2
5.6
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
0.8
..
..
15.4
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
10
226
81
3,109
..
4,196
..
..
..
2.7
2.7
6.3
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
4.5
27.2
0.1
3.5
42.1
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.27
0.5
0.16
3.0
0.11
1.2
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Netherlands
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
16
17
83
90
42,010 51,210
1.0
0.6
..
..
97
106
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
M
M
M
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.0
13.2
1.6
26.3
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
46.6
97.1
25.1
78.0
78.3
42.4
116.4
41.0
97.6
95.8
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
38.8
81.0
..
95.0
93.2
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
154
2015
100
100
100
25,338 281,063 131,821
..
..
..
32.9
41.5
35.2
23.7
18.7
26.9
16.8
18.7
35.1
10.3
12.6
34.3
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.86
0.93
327.1 2,635.1
0.67
928.0
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New Caledonia
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.23
64
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.27
70
..
..
97
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
24.2
58.7
4.2
18.2
8.0
34.1
93.6
17.1
30.3
24.1
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
60.1
32.4
..
..
70.0
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
75
..
100
1,784 20,432 131,821
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
4.6
8.6
0.2
3.3
10.7
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
69.0
..
349.6
0.67
928.0
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New Zealand
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
5
86
86
25,490 39,300
4.2
1.2
..
..
106
105
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
M
M
M
A
B
4.3
6.1
2.3
30.3
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
41.8
85.4
7.8
67.8
62.1
40.6
112.1
30.5
79.8
79.8
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
29.5
62.7
..
73.6
85.5
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
156
2015
98
97
100
1,764 95,081 131,821
..
..
..
37.7
15.6
61.5
23.7
18.7
26.9
1.7
9.6
10.8
1.0
7.5
14.0
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.74
0.84
489.9 1,211.2
0.67
928.0
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Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
5
56
1,180
3.1
78
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
6
58
1,870
3.4
..
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Private
M
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.9
24.0
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
4.0
20.5
0.2
3.8
0.1
5.5
114.6
2.5
11.1
11.6
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
2.6
..
..
17.6
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
70
..
43 23,025
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
6.8
27.5
20.7
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
6.1
..
0.1
4.4
11.8
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.37
2.0
0.09
11.3
0.24
5.9
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Niger
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
13
17
250
3.7
29
26
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
19
18
420
5.6
15
38
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
M
M
R
B
2.2
56.5
4.6
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.2
2.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.6
44.4
0.0
2.4
2.2
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
.. 18,471.9
0.2
2.0
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
15
1,028
75
3,320
..
4,196
..
..
..
14.8
11.7
60.2
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
3.2
34.3
0.4
2.7
18.3
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.11
0.1
0.13
0.2
0.11
1.2
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
158
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Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
140
39
660
11.8
55
56
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
177
47
2,970
6.2
..
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
M
M
M
A
A
3.1
0.4
1.6
75.5
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.9
13.3
0.0
4.0
2.0
0.1
77.8
0.0
9.1
8.5
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
6.2
27.4
3.5
4.6
80.2
42.7
8.8
147.6
22.6
58
30
91
3,150
94
10,618
..
..
..
7.3
6.5
40.6
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
3.9
1.6
0.0
3.6
4.4
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.31
0.2
0.31
2.3
0.24
5.9
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Northern Mariana Islands
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.06
90
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.05
89
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
36.2
31.0
..
..
30.9
41.1
..
..
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
..
100
.. 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
83.6
..
73.3
0.67
928.0
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
160
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Norway
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
5
5
77
80
63,790 103,050
2.1
1.0
..
..
99
99
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
1.5
..
1.0
26.9
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
45.6
102.8
21.4
74.0
64.0
22.7
116.5
38.1
95.4
93.1
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
119.3
82.0
..
175.0
96.3
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
100
100
11,346 203,935 131,821
..
..
..
27.9
24.9
50.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
1.2
8.8
24.4
0.8
6.9
33.7
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.89
0.76
308.9 1,942.0
0.67
928.0
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Oman
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
3
4
72
77
10,640 16,870
0.3
4.8
81
92
68
77
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
P
C
A
A
3.0
102.5
2.4
27.2
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
10.5
52.9
0.5
37.2
15.5
9.6
157.8
4.5
84.0
86.2
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
18.1
99.9
6.7
17.3
99.1
70.2
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
92
98
100
2,960 33,724 131,821
..
..
..
10.2
9.1
26.0
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
4.4
21.9
0.1
2.4
15.2
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.47
4.0
0.73
79.3
0.67
928.0
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South Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
153
35
740
5.0
50
39
185
38
1,410
3.2
57
46
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
C
2.2
61.0
1.9
0.1
2.3
19.8
3.3
8.1
0.0
8.1
..
2.6
73.3
1.1
15.9
13.2
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
4.0
40.9
6.3
9.2
193.8
13.8
8.8
147.6
22.6
36
72
92
5,684
94
10,618
..
..
..
4.9
3.6
12.3
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.5
8.7
17.9
0.2
3.8
28.4
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.32
0.3
0.32
1.8
0.24
5.9
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Palau
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.02
0.02
78
86
9,410 11,110
3.0
–0.1
..
100
..
98
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
4.6
8.8
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
40.1
30.4
0.5
18.5
..
33.9
90.6
9.4
..
..
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
50.7
..
27.0
21.1
..
..
1.6
293.4
47.7
30
1,123
98
..
99
21,253
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
2.9
..
1.0
2.5
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.00
50.5
0.17
142.2
0.37
23.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
164
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Panama
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
3
4
64
66
4,530 11,130
4.4
8.3
92
94
76
79
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.7
28.4
1.7
32.2
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
14.0
52.0
0.5
14.6
8.1
15.0
158.1
7.9
38.2
41.6
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
61.3
11.5
7.9
75.8
44.9
1.6
293.4
47.7
75
96
2,396 72,678
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
9.1
12.6
10.7
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
9.1
10.6
7.9
5.3
8.1
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.47
54.8
0.37
116.6
0.37
23.3
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Papua New Guinea
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
6
13
700
2.0
57
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
7
13
2,030
7.2
63
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
1.0
1.2
..
2.0
1.1
1.9
44.9
0.2
3.6
3.1
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
1.7
..
..
9.4
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
57
..
7,130
94
10,618
..
..
..
13.1
26.3
445.5
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
3.2
72.8
0.0
2.2
64.2
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.21
0.5
0.01
10.7
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Paraguay
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
6
57
1,230
2.2
95
72
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
7
59
4,380
4.9
95
69
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
M
M
M
A
A
3.5
..
..
..
2.4
19.7
5.4
32.0
0.1
8.7
1.7
5.4
105.6
2.3
31.9
24.6
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
7.9
7.2
97.9
43.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
100
737 12,624
99
21,253
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
8.6
12.2
21.2
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
17.4
8.7
0.0
17.8
1.6
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.47
1.4
0.23
24.1
0.37
23.3
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Peru
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
28
75
2,540
4.4
88
81
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
31
78
6,370
6.2
94
82
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Private
M
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.9
17.9
3.2
18.6
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
8.7
20.1
1.3
8.2
3.5
9.9
102.9
5.7
32.3
23.5
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
13.7
40.5
17.1 a
..
..
40.2
1.6
293.4
47.7
92
100
2,109 36,381
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
12.6
12.9
22.1
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
8.4
13.9
0.1
7.8
12.5
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.53
5.3
0.63
28.1
0.37
23.3
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Philippines
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
86
47
1,520
4.7
93
78
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
99
44
3,470
5.2
..
81
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Private
M
M
M
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.2
24.4
2.1
25.8
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
3.9
40.5
0.1
6.6
4.3
3.1
111.2
23.2
20.5
26.9
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
5.4
..
..
39.7
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
99
99
694 27,688
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
16.5
10.1
23.5
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
47.7
45.8
59.8
31.6
23.2
71.5
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.50
2.4
0.48
10.9
0.24
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Poland
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
38
38
61
61
7,330 13,730
3.1
3.7
100
100
87
98
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.8
16.1
2.4
16.9
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
31.0
76.3
2.5
40.0
30.4
13.2
156.4
23.8
77.7
74.8
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
46.7
38.8
..
110.7
66.6
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
99
100
100
1,442 90,356 131,821
..
..
..
18.7
10.9
12.3
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
4.0
7.9
19.6
6.8
8.6
29.5
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.61
22.0
0.54
429.7
0.67
928.0
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Portugal
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
11
10
58
63
18,550 21,320
0.7
–0.7
..
94
89
100
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
4.6
9.9
2.6
16.6
2.6
16.8
40.3
108.9
11.1
42.5
31.5
43.2
111.8
26.7
69.4
64.9
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
15.7
80.6
35.0
..
145.2
64.6
..
188.0
80.6
99
99
100
2,378 218,876 131,821
..
..
..
23.7
16.0
27.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
7.8
8.4
15.6
2.7
4.7
20.5
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.65
57.7
0.64
262.9
0.67
928.0
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Puerto Rico
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
4
94
94
14,750 19,310
2.6
–2.2
91
92
..
85
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
2.0
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
27.6
53.0
3.1
..
..
22.4
87.1
16.6
60.0
49.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
23.4
..
..
78.8
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
62
..
100
2,272 136,866 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
31.9
..
127.9
0.67
928.0
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Qatar
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.84
2
97
99
39,560 94,410
8.3
13.2
89
98
79
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
P
P
P
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1.8
26.3
1.1
12.7
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
25.0
87.3
3.1
65.7
31.5
18.4
145.8
9.9
97.2
98.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
79.1
..
24.7
..
..
91.5
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
99
100
100
3,816 67,473 131,821
..
..
..
9.1
18.7
54.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
4.8
..
0.0
5.6
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.53
20.3
0.65
231.6
0.67
928.0
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Romania
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
21
53
3,920
6.0
97
75
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
20
54
9,370
1.7
99
81
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.8
23.0
1.8
18.2
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
19.8
60.4
1.7
24.7
9.8
21.3
105.9
18.5
63.8
60.5
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
10.2
57.2
21.5a
13.9
231.4
54.1
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
99
100a
99
2,835 153,807 21,253
..
..
..
11.9
18.8
8.7
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
2.2
6.7
19.2
4.0
7.1
37.2
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.54
5.4
0.44
125.1
0.37
23.3
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Russian Federation
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
144
144
73
74
4,450 13,210
6.2
2.6
99
100
82
89
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Mixed
M
M
M
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.9
32.1
2.2
18.0
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
27.9
83.4
1.1
25.0
17.0
27.7
155.1
17.5
71.0
69.9
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
15.2
..
148.5
70.5
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
95
..
100
655 29,860 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
3.9
7.3
6.3
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
7.8
23.7
0.4
6.8
32.3
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.51
2.4
0.71
84.4
0.67
928.0
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Rwanda
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
9
19
270
7.2
65
55
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
11
28
700
7.8
68
67
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
A
2.7
22.7
2.7
44.0
..
..
0.3
2.4
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.4
64.0
0.1
3.4
3.8
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
12.8
11.8
0.6
2.4
82.1
10.6
..
39.8
6.3
75
1,030
99
8,517
..
4,196
..
..
..
4.6
6.4
331.9
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.2
8.4
8.4
0.5
7.1
3.8
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.29
..
0.51
3.9
0.11
1.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
176
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Samoa
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.18
21
2,370
4.8
99
..
0.19
19
4,050
0.9
99
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
No
A
4.5
..
..
..
2.3
19.8
10.8
13.3
0.0
9.7
4.6
6.1
55.5
0.6
21.1
21.9
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
..
..
3.4
21.1
..
21.2
8.8
147.6
22.6
..
1,492
..
6,676
94
10,618
..
..
..
12.3
18.2
42.8
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
2.0
10.1
0.1
2.7
6.9
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.38
5.6
0.24
31.3
0.24
5.9
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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San Marino
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.03
94
41,830
3.2
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
0.03
94
..
..
..
85
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Private
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.4
50.0
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
70.0
57.6
4.1
..
..
58.8
118.8
32.5
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
50.3
..
..
49.6
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
98
100
10,358 649,359 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
25.6
23.8
22.2
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.00
0.28
376.2 1,867.4
0.67
928.0
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
178
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São Tomé and Príncipe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.15
58
780
3.9
85
65
0.19
65
1,670
5.1
..
74
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
No
No
8.4
14.9
5.8
51.2
2.3
19.8
4.6
7.7
0.1
..
..
3.4
64.9
0.5
..
..
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
33.2
4.6
13.8
7.4
25.5
24.4
8.8
147.6
22.6
8
94
70
7,453
94
10,618
..
..
..
8.3
12.6
53.1
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
3.4
13.4
1.5
4.2
19.6
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.32
12.5
0.01
10.7
0.24
5.9
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Saudi Arabia
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
25
31
81
83
12,460 25,140
5.2
5.5
83
94
75
100
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
P
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
R
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.8
21.1
2.7
11.6
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
15.6
57.4
0.3
30.0
20.0
13.4
179.6
10.4
80.0
94.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
15.6
12.7
40.6
102.9
63.7
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
96
100
100
383 30,548 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
26.4
14.1
39.7
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
6.5
41.5
0.2
7.4
2.4
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.49
3.1
0.77
45.9
0.67
928.0
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Senegal
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
11
41
770
4.6
42
41
15
43
1,040
3.4
43
48
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
No
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
7.8
22.1
11.4
15.8
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
2.4
15.4
0.2
2.9
0.7
2.1
98.8
0.7
11.6
12.6
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
36.4
42.6
4.8
8.8
78.4
17.7
8.8
147.6
22.6
85
1,437
92
8,349
94
10,618
..
..
..
11.9
16.6
36.4
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.4
3.9
28.0
0.3
2.2
32.3
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.25
0.3
0.31
3.5
0.24
5.9
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Serbia
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
7
55
3,630
6.3
..
77
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
7
55
5,820
1.3
98
84
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
C
C
R
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4.5
22.9
4.5
17.0
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
30.7
67.0
0.4
25.0
18.0
37.3
122.1
15.6
65.6
51.8
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
13.5
27.6
26.3
7.6
122.9
53.5
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
96
100
795 112,372
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
6.1
15.2
18.2
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.5
5.5
36.5
1.5
3.7
35.9
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.48
5.1
0.39
43.8
0.37
23.3
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Seychelles
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.08
0.09
51
54
11,140 13,990
–1.0
4.6
92
94
72
72
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Private
C
P
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
6.4
24.9
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
24.6
67.5
1.1
12.0
6.0
22.7
162.2
12.7
61.8
55.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
9.3
..
25.4
4.9
41.8
54.3
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
98
98
100
1,062 28,945 131,821
..
..
..
9.2
15.7
16.7
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
1.5
4.9
..
..
28.0
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.49
482.5
0.33
469.8
0.67
928.0
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Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
5
37
320
9.0
35
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
6
40
710
8.1
46
..
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
..
..
..
..
0.5
14.3
..
0.8
..
0.3
76.7
..
..
..
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
0.2
..
..
2.1
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
70
..
..
1,994
..
4,196
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
0.2
..
..
48.8
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.15
0.7
0.05
1.0
0.11
1.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Singapore
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
5
100
100
28,370 55,150
5.2
5.6
93
97
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.4
12.6
3.2
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
41.0
97.5
14.6
74.0
66.0
35.5
158.1
27.8
88.0
88.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
75.2
..
61.0
84.3
..
82.0
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
100
99
100
31,606 616,531 131,821
..
..
..
8.8
8.7
19.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
45.5
37.9
22.2
29.9
24.9
27.1
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.70
275.4
0.99
822.3
0.67
928.0
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Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.04
100
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
0.04
100
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
..
100
.. 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
..
..
159.3
0.67
928.0
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Slovak Republic
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
5
5
56
54
11,330 17,810
5.1
2.9
..
..
78
82
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.0
22.6
2.4
12.7
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
22.2
84.2
3.4
47.0
23.0
16.8
116.9
21.8
80.5
78.4
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
12.4
86.4
55.2
13.1
127.7
80.0
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
100
100
100
4,772 11,462 131,821
..
..
..
18.1
16.1
26.4
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
9.4
8.3
24.2
17.6
14.2
30.2
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.59
18.4
0.49
321.3
0.67
928.0
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Slovenia
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
2
2
51
50
18,460 23,220
3.6
0.2
100
100
92
98
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.3
23.8
2.3
18.5
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
51.0
87.9
9.8
61.0
48.2
37.1
112.1
26.6
79.8
76.8
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
11.6
109.4
46.8
10.0
139.9
71.6
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
99
100
100
2,681 121,137 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
18.4
24.1
25.2
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.3
4.3
20.4
1.7
3.3
22.3
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.67
79.0
0.43
648.3
0.67
928.0
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East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.47
18
900
1.6
..
51
0.57
22
1,830
5.1
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
No
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.7
..
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
1.6
1.3
0.1
..
..
1.3
65.8
0.3
6.1
5.6
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
0.8
..
..
9.0
8.8
147.6
22.6
..
2,044
..
4,277
94
10,618
..
..
..
11.1
17.7
271.2
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
57.5
0.0
3.2
22.9
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.27
4.3
0.06
3.5
0.24
5.9
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Somalia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
8
35
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
11
39
..
..
..
..
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
No
Public
M
M
M
No
No
..
..
..
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
1.2
5.9
..
..
..
0.5
50.9
0.6
..
..
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
1.1
..
..
1.6
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
33
80
568
..
4,196
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.00
0.1
0.02
0.1
0.11
1.2
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
47
60
5,050
3.8
89
..
54
64
6,800
2.5
94
78
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
6.0
13.1
4.3
13.7
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
10.2
70.4
0.3
13.0
3.0
8.1
149.7
3.2
28.1
37.3
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
7.5
1.2
39.6
49.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
96
100
244 149,542
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
19.5
20.4
17.1
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.2
11.1
9.8
1.2
8.2
15.4
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.51
20.3
0.39
115.6
0.37
23.3
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South Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
8
17
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
12
19
940
–7.0
..
..
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
No
Public
M
M
M
No
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
..
..
3.3
21.1
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
..
..
..
..
..
0.0
24.5
0.0
10.0
9.6
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
..
10.2
42.1
15.9
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
42
27
..
4,196
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
..
0.01
0.2
0.11
1.2
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Spain
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
44
46
77
79
25,930 29,940
3.3
–0.2
98
98
96
108
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.0
19.6
2.1
16.1
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
44.9
98.4
11.6
55.0
35.5
40.6
107.8
27.3
74.0
74.4
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
93.1
47.9
..
118.2
76.2
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
99
100
100
5,799 111,545 131,821
..
..
..
32.0
37.8
32.0
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
3.7
7.2
23.3
1.1
4.5
35.9
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.72
81.2
0.94
316.8
0.67
928.0
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Sri Lanka
South Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
20
18
1,210
4.3
91
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
21
18
3,400
6.7
91
78
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.5
12.2
1.9
33.4
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
6.2
16.8
0.1
5.0
1.1
12.5
103.2
2.6
17.8
15.3
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
74.7
1.8
9.6
158.7
25.8
8.8
147.6
22.6
85
98
1,396 12,651
94
10,618
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
2.9
0.9
4.3
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.1
4.9
20.4
0.3
3.8
14.1
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.42
1.8
0.65
11.4
0.24
5.9
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St. Kitts and Nevis
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.05
0.05
32
32
10,970 14,490
2.8
0.5
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Private
M
M
M
No
No
6.2
25.3
5.6
17.3
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
41.3
103.8
13.2
17.3
..
34.9
139.8
24.5
66.5
62.8
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
58.2
102.1
34.0
63.5
32.3
65.4
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
100
.. 139,540 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
12.6
22.9
36.7
23.7
18.7
26.9
2.4
8.3
14.0
22.5
5.9
10.7
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.48
0.13
1,017.5 1,274.0
0.67
928.0
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
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St. Lucia
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.17
23
5,280
2.2
..
73
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.18
18
7,080
0.6
..
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
No
9.2
9.4
6.5
10.1
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
23.6
63.9
4.2
..
..
17.9
102.6
15.4
38.0
38.9
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
53.5
64.7
21.6
28.7
80.4
51.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
80
..
.. 128,157
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
13.4
24.9
36.2
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
4.8
5.5
5.9
..
..
7.6
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.47
36.3
0.24
92.6
0.37
23.3
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St. Martin (French part)
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.03
..
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
0.03
..
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
..
100
.. 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
..
..
32.3
0.67
928.0
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.11
47
4,950
4.9
..
78
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.11
50
6,560
0.3
..
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
No
9.6
..
7.2
10.5
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
20.7
64.9
3.4
16.8
14.1
21.9
105.2
14.9
68.9
58.5
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
58.9
49.4
9.2a
34.7
45.2
56.5
1.6
293.4
47.7
100
100
299,909 148,285
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
10.9
22.3
33.6
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
1.4
6.4
24.8
2.5
3.3
25.1
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.43
101.2
0.16
192.0
0.37
23.3
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions) b
Urban population (% of total) b
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %) c
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older) b
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%) b
32
33
560
6.3
61
42
39
34
1,710
3.5
74
47
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
P
P
C
R
C
3.9
384.0
1.5
332.4
2.3
19.8
1.5
4.8
0.0
3.0
0.6
1.1
72.2
0.1
16.6
32.2
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
5.6
81.1
1.3
7.6
26.3
24.6
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
34
407
89
2,499
94
10,618
..
..
..
3.7
3.7
5.7
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
4.2
2.7
0.0
3.8
9.3
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.22
0.0
0.29
0.0
0.24
5.9
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.49
67
3,380
5.9
90
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
0.54
66
9,470
4.2
95
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
C
C
C
R
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
5.7
32.4
4.7
14.7
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
16.2
46.6
0.2
17.3
5.2
15.6
170.6
8.5
35.8
20.5
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
43.0
6.4
28.9
70.6
40.1
1.6
293.4
47.7
..
100
1,407 50,458
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
2.9
14.4
41.5
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
3.3
..
0.1
2.8
29.4
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.35
10.2
0.14
55.7
0.37
23.3
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Swaziland
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1
22
2,390
2.2
82
61
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
1
21
2,700
2.2
83
67
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
12.4
13.2
4.7
6.8
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
4.0
18.1
..
4.9
3.0
3.5
72.3
0.3
17.0
18.4
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
3.7
8.3
45.2
27.1
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
90
24
97
1,717
94
10,618
..
..
..
5.1
16.9
57.0
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
2.2
15.6
..
..
48.0
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.35
1.8
0.13
10.2
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Sweden
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
9
10
84
86
45,350 61,600
2.7
1.2
..
..
95
105
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
202
2015
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
1.7
17.8
1.4
18.3
2.6
16.8
62.4
100.8
27.9
80.0
72.5
39.7
127.8
34.2
93.4
89.6
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
..
90.8
84.8
..
164.9
92.5
..
188.0
80.6
99
100
100
20,578 527,447 131,821
..
..
..
28.2
20.5
38.2
23.7
18.7
26.9
11.2
11.1
46.2
6.7
9.7
46.3
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.92
0.70
331.2 1,602.2
0.67
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Switzerland
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
7
8
73
74
61,550 90,670
1.3
1.7
..
..
85
87
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.2
12.6
2.3
20.0
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
69.5
92.2
22.5
76.5
67.0a
53.6
140.5
46.0
87.6
90.6
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
57.6
70.1
..
88.0
87.0
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
100
100
100
13,760 352,243 131,821
..
..
..
33.2
19.4
36.7
23.7
18.7
26.9
2.6
7.4
19.8
1.5
5.6
25.3
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.76
0.50
472.8 2,820.4
0.67
928.0
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Syrian Arab Republic
Middle East & North Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
18
54
1,530
4.7
81
70
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
22
57
..
..
86
51
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
M
P
M
R
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
12.6
7.5
..
5.1
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
16.0
16.2
0.0
28.0
26.0
18.1
70.9
1.7
47.6
40.9
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
13.6
130.2
5.6
13.8
64.6
28.1
8.8
147.6
22.6
92
333
91
4,048
94
10,618
..
..
..
1.3
21.3
21.6
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
3.3
9.3
0.0
2.2
2.5
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.36
0.1
0.16
0.5
0.24
5.9
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
204
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Tajikistan
Europe & Central Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
7
26
320
10.1
99
69
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
8
27
1,080
6.8
100
70
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
No
Public
M
M
M
No
A
2.9
71.4
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
4.1
3.9
0.1
1.0
0.3
5.2
95.1
0.1
9.2
7.2
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
7.3
0.3
..
..
17.5
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
98
..
3,944
94
10,618
..
..
..
0.9
8.5
362.5
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
19.2
..
..
48.4
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.32
..
0.06
1.4
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
39
25
340
7.2
69
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
52
31
930
6.4
79
53
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Mixed
C
C
C
R
A
..
..
..
..
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
0.4
7.6
0.0
2.1
0.5
0.3
62.8
0.2
3.8
4.1
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
3.2
7.1
1.1
1.2
106.1
4.9
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
45
234
95
6,081
..
4,196
..
..
..
10.1
9.4
18.7
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.3
5.8
10.1
0.2
3.4
13.0
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.29
0.1
0.30
1.5
0.11
1.2
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Thailand
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
66
38
2,590
5.5
94
72
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed) B
68
49
5,370
3.0
96
79
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Public
C
P
C
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.2
10.0
2.3
29.5
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
10.7
46.5
0.8
15.5
7.2a
8.5
144.4
8.2
33.9
33.8
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
15.0
1.6
39.2
34.9
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
26
100
691 46,826
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
6.2
5.4
22.5
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
23.4
17.4
25.7
15.6
11.3
17.4
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.50
4.7
0.44
23.3
0.37
23.3
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East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1
26
910
1.0
51
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1
32
3,120
9.8
58
72
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
No
Mixed
M
M
M
No
B
3.5
16.9
5.9
..
2.3
19.8
0.2
3.3
0.0
..
..
0.3
58.7
0.1
..
..
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
20.0
70.6
0.1
..
..
1.1
8.8
147.6
22.6
50
92
5,071 17,467
94
10,618
..
..
..
19.7
14.0
49.0
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
5.2
3.4
..
11.0
6.4
..
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.25
1.0
0.20
0.8
0.24
5.9
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Togo
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
6
35
360
1.5
57
61
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
P
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
7
39
570
4.1
60
73
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
M
M
M
R
A
6.3
34.7
8.9
23.6
..
..
1.1
7.8
0.0
1.0
..
0.9
69.0
0.1
3.2
3.3
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
22.5
22.0
1.8
7.6
29.4
5.7
..
39.8
6.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
85
143
91
6,523
..
4,196
..
..
..
8.4
17.0
45.1
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
3.9
23.8
0.0
1.3
13.5
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.22
0.4
0.11
4.2
0.11
1.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Tonga
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.10
23
2,500
2.2
99
88
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.11
24
4,290
0.8
99
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
No
Public
M
M
M
A
C
..
..
..
..
2.4
19.7
13.6
29.6
0.6
16.0
5.0
11.3
64.3
1.7
34.0
35.7
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
4.9
..
..
40.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
70
..
404 11,817
99
21,253
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
6.4
11.0
62.3
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
2.8
16.3
1.1
3.8
11.8
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.40
9.8
0.35
28.4
0.37
23.3
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Trinidad and Tobago
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
1
1
10
9
11,040 15,550
8.7
1.2
98
99
67
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
C
P
C
A
No
2.4
..
2.9
7.1
2.6
16.8
24.9
71.3
0.8
31.0
17.0
21.4
147.3
17.5
64.0
50.0
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
27.0
272.8
29.0
19.1
190.7
65.1
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
100
100
100
1,304 48,903 131,821
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
3.2
15.0
12.3
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
4.0
8.9
0.1
3.1
85.3
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.53
21.6
0.33
111.5
0.67
928.0
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Tunisia
Middle East & North Africa
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
10
65
3,190
4.2
74
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
C
11
67
4,210
3.6
80
79
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
P
C
C
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.8
21.7
3.7
24.3
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
12.5
56.5
0.2
7.2
2.1
8.5
128.5
4.4
33.1
28.8
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
7.1
35.5
9.7
9.3
152.2
46.2
1.6
293.4
47.7
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
98
99
773 25,972
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
5.2
5.9
6.1
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
2.0
4.6
5.1
5.8
5.0
10.1
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.35
1.4
0.64
17.9
0.37
23.3
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Turkey
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
68
76
68
73
6,510 10,840
5.2
3.6
88
95
74
97
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
Yes
Mixed
M
M
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.6
11.0
2.1
19.0
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
28.0
64.4
2.3
12.0
7.7
16.5
94.8
11.7
56.0
60.2
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
3.9
68.3
15.5
5.6
209.0
51.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
96
100
2,788 42,911
99
21,253
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
12.0
26.5
11.5
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
4.4
6.1
2.2
1.5
4.6
1.2
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.48
18.1
0.56
57.3
0.37
23.3
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Turkmenistan
Europe & Central Asia
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
5
47
1,600
4.5
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
5
50
8,020
10.9
100
61
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1.5
..
..
..
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
8.4
2.2
..
1.9
0.9
11.8
135.8
0.0
..
..
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
1.0
..
..
12.2
1.6
293.4
47.7
14
1,605
..
1,746
99
21,253
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.33
..
0.09
0.4
0.37
23.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
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Turks and Caicos Islands
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.03
88
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
0.03
92
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
..
..
100
.. 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
4.0
4.6
..
1.9
3.0
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
..
..
266.7
0.67
928.0
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Tuvalu
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Upper
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.01
50
3,740
0.2
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.01
59
5,840
2.1
..
..
2,361
62
7,873
6.0
94
80
No
Public
M
M
M
R
B
..
..
..
..
2.4
19.7
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
9.2
13.4
1.5
..
..
15.2
38.4
7.1
23.4
19.7
17.6
101.4
11.7
46.0
45.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
2.9
10.0
..
..
37.0
1.6
293.4
47.7
13
3,073
..
1,159
99
21,253
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.9
12.4
17.3
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
7.3
6.1
19.0
..
..
10.7
18.0
15.1
27.4
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.00
..
0.04
..
0.37
23.3
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Uganda
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
28
13
300
6.9
71
64
38
16
680
6.9
70
61
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
P
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
A
No
3.2
23.4
3.2
32.6
..
..
0.3
4.6
0.0
0.8
0.1
0.8
52.4
0.3
5.8
6.2
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
..
119.4
1.7
..
61.3
17.7
..
39.8
6.3
70
121
100
4,002
..
4,196
..
..
..
9.0
9.4
13.7
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
2.0
7.5
13.4
2.3
5.4
17.3
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.31
0.0
0.15
1.6
0.11
1.2
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Ukraine
Europe & Central Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
47
68
1,540
8.0
99
88
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
45
69
3,560
0.1
100
95
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Mixed
M
M
M
No
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
5.9
32.8
3.3
14.4
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
24.8
63.7
0.3
11.5
3.0
24.6
144.1
8.4
52.4
43.0
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
3.7
..
..
43.4
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
96
100
461 40,704
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
4.4
7.2
6.3
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.5
4.0
7.6
0.9
3.8
30.7
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.57
1.3
0.27
45.5
0.24
5.9
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United Arab Emirates
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
4
9
82
85
38,390 45,200
5.8
2.7
90
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
P
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Mixed
P
P
P
R
C
1.9
9.8
2.2
36.2
2.6
16.8
29.8
109.3
3.1
36.5
30.4
22.3
178.1
11.5
87.9
90.1
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
..
..
40.0
45.6
98.6
90.4
..
188.0
80.6
100
100
100
3,082 44,503 131,821
..
..
..
10.6
9.1
54.2
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
4.3
8.1
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.63
49.8
0.88
294.4
0.67
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United Kingdom
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
60
65
80
82
41,010 42,690
3.0
0.6
..
..
92
102
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
220
2015
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
M
C
C
A
A
3.5
..
1.8
12.7
2.6
16.8
56.5
108.6
16.4
70.0
60.2
52.4
123.6
37.4
90.8
89.9
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
..
87.6
70.0
..
142.1
91.6
..
188.0
80.6
99a
100
100
52,831 429,830 131,821
..
..
..
32.8
42.6
15.6
23.7
18.7
26.9
13.5
12.9
30.4
3.8
7.9
34.0
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.79
0.90
464.7 1,291.2
0.67
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High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
296
319
80
81
46,340 55,200
2.6
1.1
..
..
93
95
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Private
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
A
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
2.9
18.7
3.5
14.4
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
58.7
68.3
17.2
67.1
58.1
40.1
98.4
30.4
81.5
79.6
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
20.1
..
68.0
18.5
386.1
87.4
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
99
100
100
7,185 70,970 131,821
..
..
..
21.2
35.6
32.7
23.7
18.7
26.9
14.3
13.7
19.8
8.9
13.0
23.3
8.2
10.5
30.3
0.86
0.94
785.2 1,548.2
0.67
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Uruguay
High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
3
3
93
95
4,720 16,350
–0.0
5.4
98
98
90
90
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.8
8.0
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Public
M
M
M
No
No
2.5
9.7
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
30.3
34.7
1.5
22.1
13.5a
31.7
160.8
24.6
67.4
57.4
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
8.9
28.1
20.1
5.1
96.5
61.5
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
100
100
100
2,395 60,807 131,821
..
..
..
11.3
21.1
14.1
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
6.3
11.6
0.1
6.1
22.2
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.56
27.1
0.85
95.3
0.67
928.0
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Europe & Central Asia
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
26
37
530
5.3
99
75
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
31
36
2,090
8.5
100
70
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
No
Public
M
M
M
No
No
2.2
31.7
2.9
17.3
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
6.9
2.8
0.0
1.0
0.9
8.6
73.8
1.1
10.6
10.5
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
3.3
22.1
..
43.6
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
75
164
92
1,291
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
1.0
2.9
8.1
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.41
0.0
0.45
1.7
0.24
5.9
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East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.21
23
1,780
1.0
78
64
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.26
26
3,090
3.5
84
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Private
C
C
C
A
No
3.5
20.0
4.8
24.6
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
3.3
6.1
0.0
4.0
..
2.2
60.4
1.8
22.0
28.8
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
5.1
..
99.1
18.8
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
20
376
93
2,471
94
10,618
..
..
..
41.7
25.9
108.5
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.2
2.8
6.5
0.0
3.1
2.0
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.25
133.7
0.08
27.0
0.24
5.9
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
27
31
89
89
4,920 12,890
1.5
2.5
95
95
76
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Mixed
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
A
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
Yes
Public
M
M
M
A
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
3.5
27.5
3.0
15.7
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
13.7
46.8
1.3
10.3
2.5
25.3
99.0
7.8
43.7
34.2
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
6.3
91.6
12.6
..
112.0
57.0
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
90
..
100
399 14,398 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
1.2
10.6
10.9
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
11.9
13.8
0.0
4.2
13.4
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.51
4.6
0.55
12.2
0.67
928.0
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Vietnam
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
82
27
680
6.9
90
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
C
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
91
33
1,890
6.0
..
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
C
C
C
R
A
4.3
..
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
10.0
11.3
0.2
6.3
1.5
6.0
147.1
6.5
20.5
18.6
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
12.7
..
..
48.3
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
70
..
334 20,749
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
1.8
3.6
2.9
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
2.8
6.1
..
24.5
19.9
..
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.46
0.1
0.42
11.9
0.24
5.9
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High income
Highincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
0.11
94
..
..
..
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
0.10
95
..
..
..
..
1,399
81
38,317
1.1
99
95
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
..
..
..
..
2.6
16.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
66.5
74.5
2.8
..
..
71.3
..
..
..
..
39.9
123.3
28.0
80.3
81.0
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
27.3
..
..
50.1
..
188.0
80.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
..
1,527
..
100
.. 131,821
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
23.7
18.7
26.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
..
..
..
..
..
..
8.2
10.5
30.3
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
213.2
..
422.4
0.67
928.0
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West Bank and Gaza
Middle East & North Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
3
73
1,660
4.5
93
79
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
No
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
4
75
3,060
3.9
96
76
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
No
Public
M
M
M
No
A
0.7
5.1
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
9.5
15.9
0.2
29.5
15.9
9.1
72.1
5.3
63.1
48.3
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
..
..
16.0
..
..
53.7
8.8
147.6
22.6
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
95
..
421 14,700
94
10,618
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
..
..
..
..
..
..
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.5
2.3
27.7
0.6
2.6
18.2
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
..
0.6
..
5.1
0.24
5.9
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Middle East & North Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
21
29
690
4.1
54
56
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
No
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
M
Internet service
M
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
No
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
26
34
1,300
0.5
68
56
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
No
Public
M
M
M
No
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
1.2
25.2
..
..
2.3
19.8
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
4.5
11.3
0.0
1.9
1.4
4.7
68.5
1.1
6.1
5.1
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
14.7
..
1.0
13.4
..
22.6
8.8
147.6
22.6
68
28
84
2,220
94
10,618
..
..
..
0.9
11.1
14.7
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
2.1
15.8
0.0
1.2
22.0
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.21
0.1
0.31
0.7
0.24
5.9
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Lower
middleincome
Country data
group
2005 2014 2014
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
12
37
550
6.2
61
..
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
C
Mobile telephone service
P
Internet service
P
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
16
40
1,680
7.9
..
..
2,879
39
2,012
5.9
73
67
Yes
Public
M
M
M
R
B
2.1
29.3
0.1
..
2.3
19.8
0.8
8.3
0.0
1.4
0.1
0.8
67.3
0.1
6.6
6.9
4.0
87.1
2.4
17.0
18.3
..
28.2
2.9
1.9
60.9
17.3
8.8
147.6
22.6
65
67
78
4,223
94
10,618
..
..
..
6.6
17.6
74.1
5.0
7.7
18.6
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.0
4.6
2.7
0.2
2.2
4.2
6.2
8.0
51.1
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.23
0.2
0.14
3.4
0.24
5.9
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Lowincome
group
2014 2014
Country data
2005
Economic and social context
Population (millions)
Urban population (% of total)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($)
GDP growth, 2000–05 and 2005–14 (avg. annual %)
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%)
13
34
430
–8.5
..
54
Sector structure
Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator
Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator
Public
Level of competition (competition, partial comp., monopoly)
International gateway(s)
M
Mobile telephone service
C
Internet service
C
Foreign ownership (not allowed, restricted, allowed)
R
Reg. treatment of VoIP (banned, closed, no framework, allowed)
B
15
33
830
3.0
84
62
622
30
626
6.1
57
59
Yes
Public
P
P
C
R
A
Sector efficiency and capacity
Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP)
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
..
4.1
8.8
15.8
..
..
Sector performance
Access
Fixed-telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)
Households with a computer (%)
Households with Internet access at home (%)
2.6
5.1
0.1
2.0
0.9
2.3
80.8
1.0
7.6
5.8
0.9
57.2
0.2
4.5
4.2
..
51.7
8.0
3.6
32.1
19.9
..
39.8
6.3
70
54
84
3,939
..
4,196
..
..
..
10.2
20.3
30.0
8.7
11.7
44.9
Trade
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
ICT goods imports (% of total goods imports)
ICT service exports (% of total service exports)
0.1
2.5
..
0.0
3.8
..
..
2.7
21.5
Applications
Online service index (0-1, 1=highest presence)
Secure Internet servers (per million people)
0.30
0.2
0.31
4.5
0.11
1.2
Usage
Int’l. voice traffic, total (minutes/subscription/month)
Domestic mobile traffic (minutes/subscription/month)
Individuals using the Internet (%)
Quality
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network (%)
International Internet bandwidth (bit/s per Internet user)
Affordability
Fixed-telephone sub-basket ($ a month)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket ($ a month)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket ($ a month)
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a. ITU estimate.
b. Excludes South Sudan.
c. Excludes South Sudan after July 9, 2011.
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Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and older who
can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement about
their everyday life. (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization Institute for Statistics) (w)
Domestic mobile-telephone traffic refers to the total number of minutes
of calls made by mobile subscribers within a country (including minutes to
fixed-telephone and minutes to mobile-phone subscribers). (International
Telecommunication Union) (w)
Fixed-broadband sub-basket refers to the price of the monthly subscription
to an entry-level fixed broadband plan. For comparability reasons, the fixed
broadband sub-basket is based on a monthly usage of (a minimum of)
1 gigabyte (GB). For plans that limit the monthly amount of data transferred
by including caps below 1 gigabyte, the cost for additional bytes is added
to the sub-basket. The minimum speed of a broadband connection is 256
kbit/s. Data listed for 2014 are for 2013. (International Telecommunication
Union) (m)
Fixed-broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed
access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds
equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL,
fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions,
satellite broadband, and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total
is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet)
via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other
fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and
subscriptions for organization (International Telecommunication Union) (w)
Fixed-telephone sub-basket refers to the monthly price charged for subscribing to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), plus the cost of 30
local calls to the same (fixed) network (15 peak and 15 off-peak calls) of
three minutes each. The service refers to the traditional fixed telephone
line and does not refer to, for example, prices for managed VoIP. Data
listed for 2014 are for 2013. (International Telecommunication Union) (m)
Fixed-telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analog
fixed-telephone lines, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed
wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents,
and fixed public payphones. (International Telecommunication Union) (w)
Foreign ownership refers to the allowance of foreign participation or ownership in facility-based and spectrum-based operators as well as in Internet
Service Providers (ISPs). (No = not allowed, R = allowed with restrictions, A
= allowed without restrictions). Data are based on self-reported information
submitted by country administrations. (International Telecommunication
Union)
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GDP growth is the annual percentage growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates
are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value
added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes
and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is
calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets
or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. (World Bank and
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) (w)
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method, is gross national income (GNI)
converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method divided by
the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident
producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the
valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of
employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national
currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for
comparisons across economies. The World Bank Atlas method is used to
smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates. It averages the exchange
rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences
in rates of inflation between the country and the Euro area, Japan, the
United Kingdom, and the United States. (World Bank) (w)
Gross primary, secondary, and tertiary enrollment is the combined number
of students enrolled in primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of education,
regardless of age, as a percentage of the population of official school age
for the three levels. (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization Institute for Statistics) (w)
Households with a computer refers to the percentage of households with
a computer at home. A computer includes a desktop computer, a laptop
(portable) computer, or a tablet (or similar handheld computer). It does
not include equipment with some embedded computing abilities such as
smart TV sets, and devices with telephony as their primary function, such
as smartphones. (International Telecommunication Union) (w)
Households with Internet access at home refers to the percentage of
households with Internet access at home. Access is not assumed to be
only via a computer—it may also be by mobile phone, tablet, PDA, games
machine, digital TV, etc. (International Telecommunication Union) (w)
ICT goods exports and imports are goods that are intended to fulfill the
function of information processing and communication by electronic means,
including transmission and display, or that use electronic processing to
detect, measure, or record physical phenomena or to control a physical
process. They include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and
related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded. Re-exports (exports
of foreign goods in the same state as previously imported) are included.
Data listed for 2014 are for 2013. (United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development) (w)
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ICT service exports comprise communications services (telecommunications, business network services, teleconferencing, support services, and
postal services) and computer and information services (database, data
processing, software design and development, maintenance and repair,
and news-related service transactions). (International Monetary Fund) (w)
Individuals using the Internet refers to the percentage of individuals who
have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 12 months. Internet
can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant,
games machine, digital TV, etc. (International Telecommunication Union) (w)
International Internet bandwidth refers to the total used capacity of international Internet bandwidth, in bits per second per Internet user. Used
international Internet bandwidth refers to the average traffic load (expressed
in Mbit/s) of international fiber-optic cables and radio links for carrying
Internet traffic. The average should be calculated over the 12-month period
of the reference year, and should take into consideration the traffic of all
international Internet links. If the traffic is asymmetric (i.e. more incoming
[downlink] than outgoing [uplink] traffic), then the average incoming (downlink) traffic load should be provided. The combined average traffic load of
different international Internet links can be reported as the addition of the
average traffic load of each link. (International Telecommunication Union) (w)
International voice traffic, total is the sum of international incoming and
outgoing telephone fixed and mobile telephone traffic (in minutes). Data
listed for 2014 are for 2013. (International Telecommunication Union) (w)
Level of competition, international gateway, is the level of competition
for international gateway(s). International gateway is any facility that provides an interface to send and receive electronic communications (i.e.,
voice, data, and multimedia images/video) traffic between one country’s
domestic network facilities and those in another country. (C = full competition, M = monopoly, P = partial competition). Data are based on selfreported information submitted by country administrations. (International
Telecommunication Union)
Level of competition, Internet service, is the level of competition for retail
Internet access service. (C = full competition, M = monopoly, P = partial
competition). Data are based on self-reported information submitted by
country administrations. (International Telecommunication Union)
Level of competition, mobile telephone service, is the level of competition
for digital cellular mobile services. (C = full competition, M = monopoly, P
= partial competition). Data are based on self-reported information submitted by country administrations. (International Telecommunication Union)
Mobile-cellular sub-basket refers to the price of a standard basket of
mobile monthly usage for 30 outgoing calls per month (on-net, off-net, to
a fixed line, and for peak and off-peak times) in predetermined ratios, plus
100 SMS messages. The mobile-cellular sub-basket is based on prepaid
tariffs although postpaid tariffs may be used for countries where prepaid
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subscriptions make up less than three percent of all mobile-cellular subscriptions. The mobile-cellular prepaid sub-basket is largely based, but does not
entirely follow, the 2009 methodology of the OECD low-user basket. Data
listed for 2014 are for 2013. (International Telecommunication Union) (m)
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions refers to the number of subscriptions to a public mobile-telephone service that provide access to the PSTN
(public switched telephone network) using cellular technology. The indicator
includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the
number of active prepaid accounts (i.e., that have been used during the
last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile-cellular subscriptions
that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or
USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked
mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging, and telemetry services. (International
Telecommunication Union) (w)
Online service index is one of the three component indicators for the
United Nation’s e-Government Development Index (EGDI). Online service
index measures the level of sophistication of a government’s online presence based on four stages of e-government evolution: emerging presence,
enhanced presence, transactional presence, and connected presence. A
value of 0 indicates the lowest presence, a value of 1 the highest. (United
Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and United Nations
Public Administration Network) (m)
Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts
all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship, except for refugees
not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Data are midyear
estimates. (World Bank) (s)
Population covered by a mobile-cellular network refers to the percentage of
people within range of a mobile-cellular signal, irrespective of whether they
are subscribers or users or not. This is calculated by dividing the number
of people within range of a mobile-cellular signal by the total population
and multiplying by 100. (International Telecommunication Union) (w)
Regulatory treatment of VoIP indicates whether the country has any regulatory treatment on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), a generic term to
describe the techniques used to carry voice traffic over IP. The status are
categorized as banned, closed, no framework, or allowed. “Closed” means
that wholesale IP voice is permitted, but retail VoIP is banned, as well as
cases where only the incumbent is licensed to provide VoIP. (A = allowed,
B = banned, C = closed, No = no framework). Data are based on selfreported information submitted by country administrations. (International
Telecommunication Union)
Secure Internet servers are the number of servers using encryption technology for Internet transactions. (Netcraft) (w)
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Separate telecommunications/ICT regulator indicates whether the country
has a separate telecommunications/ICT regulatory authority independent
in terms of finance, structure, and decision making from the operators and
the sector ministry. Data are based on self-reported information submitted by country administrations. (International Telecommunication Union)
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator indicates whether the incumbent fixed-line operator is a public or private entity. Public refers to a fully
state-owned operator that has remained 100 percent government-owned
since its creation or has been re/nationalized; private refers to a fully
private operator that is 100 percent private, either as a result of a privatization or created as such; and mixed refers to a partially private operator
that has a portion of its shares sold to either a private operator or to the
public (e.g., through initial public offerings or employee stock ownership
plan), with the government remaining one of its shareholders. Data are
based on self-reported information submitted by country administrations.
(International Telecommunication Union)
Telecommunications investment refers to the investment during the financial
year in telecommunication services (including fixed, mobile, and Internet
services) for acquiring or upgrading property and networks. Property includes
tangible assets such as plant, intellectual and nontangible assets such
as computer software. The indicator is a measure of investment in telecommunication infrastructure in the country, and includes expenditure on
initial installations and additions to existing installations where the usage
is expected to be over an extended period of time. It excludes expenditure
on research and development (R&D), annual fees for operating licenses, and
the use of radio spectrum. Data listed for 2014 are for 2013. (International
Telecommunication Union) (m)
Telecommunications revenue refers to revenue earned from retail fixed
telephone, mobile-cellular, Internet, and data services offered by telecommunication operators (both network and virtual) offering services within the
country. Revenue (turnover) consists of retail telecommunication service
earnings (therefore excluding revenue from wholesaling activities) during
the financial year under review. It is calculated as percentage of GDP. Data
listed for 2014 are for 2013. (International Telecommunication Union) (w)
Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban
in each country and reported to the United Nations. (United Nations) (s)
VoIP is Voice over Internet Protocol, a generic term.
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