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DEFINITION
Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
Media Statistics > Telecommunications investment > % of revenue (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Andorra :
2,180.05 %
1997
Media in Andorra
# 2
Dominican Republic :
274.69 %
2003
Media in Dominican Republic
# 3
Solomon Islands :
167.65 %
1999
Media in Solomon Islands
# 4
Laos :
95.45 %
2003
Media in Laos
# 5
Rwanda :
93.07 %
1999
Media in Rwanda
# 6
Mauritania :
91.66 %
2003
Media in Mauritania
# 7
Saint Lucia :
91.54 %
1988
Media in Saint Lucia
# 8
Guam :
87.37 %
1992
Media in Guam
# 9
Papua New Guinea :
82.64 %
2000
Media in Papua New Guinea
# 10
Iran :
73.68 %
2003
Media in Iran
# 11
Tajikistan :
71.38 %
2003
Media in Tajikistan
# 12
Sudan :
70.71 %
2002
Media in Sudan
# 13
San Marino :
62.86 %
2004
Media in San Marino
# 14
Lebanon :
62.5 %
1992
Media in Lebanon
# 15
Eritrea :
61.53 %
2004
Media in Eritrea
# 16
Sierra Leone :
56.2 %
1996
Media in Sierra Leone
# 17
Fiji :
53.55 %
2002
Media in Fiji
# 18
Malawi :
52.39 %
1992
Media in Malawi
# 19
Serbia and Montenegro :
52.28 %
2004
Media in Serbia and Montenegro
# 20
Yemen :
51.13 %
2002
Media in Yemen
# 21
Lesotho :
50.75 %
2002
Media in Lesotho
# 22
Vietnam :
50.14 %
1999
Media in Vietnam
# 23
Aruba :
49.65 %
1992
Media in Aruba
# 24
Togo :
48.6 %
2002
Media in Togo
# 25
Norway :
48.01 %
2002
Media in Norway
# 26
Libya :
47.06 %
1996
Media in Libya
# 27
Ghana :
46.42 %
2002
Media in Ghana
# 28
India :
45.93 %
2001
Media in India
# 29
Bhutan :
44.47 %
2004
Media in Bhutan
# 30
Colombia :
44.13 %
2001
Media in Colombia
# 31
Burkina Faso :
43.62 %
2004
Media in Burkina Faso
# 32
New Caledonia :
43.48 %
2000
Media in New Caledonia
# 33
Liberia :
43.38 %
1997
Media in Liberia
# 34
Oman :
43.31 %
2004
Media in Oman
# 35
Kiribati :
43.27 %
1998
Media in Kiribati
# 36
Comoros :
42.15 %
2002
Media in Comoros
# 37
Belarus :
41.27 %
2004
Media in Belarus
# 38
Afghanistan :
37.84 %
2005
Media in Afghanistan
# 39
Swaziland :
37.65 %
2002
Media in Swaziland
# 40
Djibouti :
37.6 %
2004
Media in Djibouti
# 41
Trinidad and Tobago :
36.84 %
2001
Media in Trinidad and Tobago
# 42
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
36.54 %
2004
Media in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 43
Costa Rica :
36.2 %
2004
Media in Costa Rica
# 44
Israel :
36 %
2002
Media in Israel
# 45
Moldova :
35.09 %
2004
Media in Moldova
# 46
China :
35.06 %
2005
Media in China
# 47
Luxembourg :
35.05 %
2003
Media in Luxembourg
# 48
Armenia :
34.24 %
2004
Media in Armenia
# 49
Georgia :
33.75 %
2003
Media in Georgia
# 50
Benin :
33.39 %
2001
Media in Benin
# 51
Somalia :
32.55 %
1982
Media in Somalia
# 52
Brazil :
31.94 %
2001
Media in Brazil
# 53
Mali :
29.96 %
2001
Media in Mali
# 54
Honduras :
29.87 %
2004
Media in Honduras
# 55
Ukraine :
29.82 %
2003
Media in Ukraine
# 56
Zambia :
29.34 %
2004
Media in Zambia
# 57
Ethiopia :
29.29 %
2003
Media in Ethiopia
# 58
Bermuda :
28.58 %
2002
Media in Bermuda
# 59
Indonesia :
28.25 %
2004
Media in Indonesia
# 60
Cayman Islands :
28.01 %
1995
Media in Cayman Islands
# 61
Gabon :
27.6 %
2004
Media in Gabon
# 62
United Kingdom :
27.48 %
2002
Media in United Kingdom
# 63
Kuwait :
27.37 %
2004
Media in Kuwait
# 64
Nepal :
26.66 %
2003
Media in Nepal
# 65
Paraguay :
26.42 %
2001
Media in Paraguay
# 66
Philippines :
26.31 %
2004
Media in Philippines
# 67
Slovakia :
26.16 %
2004
Media in Slovakia
# 68
Greenland :
25.67 %
1995
Media in Greenland
# 69
Guatemala :
25.23 %
1992
Media in Guatemala
# 70
Malta :
24.67 %
2003
Media in Malta
# 71
Uganda :
24.41 %
2003
Media in Uganda
# 72
Chile :
24.32 %
2002
Media in Chile
# 73
Italy :
24.27 %
2003
Media in Italy
# 74
Belgium :
23.99 %
2004
Media in Belgium
# 75
Nicaragua :
23.98 %
2003
Media in Nicaragua
# 76
Algeria :
23.89 %
2001
Media in Algeria
# 77
Jamaica :
23.76 %
2004
Media in Jamaica
# 78
Puerto Rico :
23.65 %
1997
Media in Puerto Rico
# 79
Liechtenstein :
23.63 %
1997
Media in Liechtenstein
# 80
Bulgaria :
23.17 %
2004
Media in Bulgaria
# 81
Tonga :
23.08 %
1996
Media in Tonga
# 82
Malaysia :
22.55 %
2004
Media in Malaysia
# 83
São Tomé and Príncipe :
22.37 %
2004
Media in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 84
Belize :
22.31 %
2004
Media in Belize
# 85
Qatar :
21.95 %
2004
Media in Qatar
# 86
Tunisia :
21.49 %
2005
Media in Tunisia
# 87
Iceland :
21.47 %
2001
Media in Iceland
# 88
Egypt :
21.27 %
2004
Media in Egypt
# 89
Chad :
21.26 %
1997
Media in Chad
# 90
Uzbekistan :
20.83 %
2001
Media in Uzbekistan
# 91
Burundi :
20.69 %
1998
Media in Burundi
# 92
Slovenia :
20.19 %
2003
Media in Slovenia
# 93
Guyana :
20.17 %
2000
Media in Guyana
# 94
Netherlands :
20.04 %
2001
Media in Netherlands
# 95
Sweden :
19.98 %
2001
Media in Sweden
# 96
Austria :
19.63 %
2002
Media in Austria
# 97
Mexico :
19.4 %
2004
Media in Mexico
# 98
Poland :
19.36 %
2000
Media in Poland
# 99
Senegal :
19.31 %
2004
Media in Senegal
# 100
Macau :
19.18 %
2004
Media in Macau
# 101
Sri Lanka :
19.15 %
2004
Media in Sri Lanka
# 102
Mozambique :
19.06 %
2004
Media in Mozambique
# 103
Albania :
19.02 %
2003
Media in Albania
# 104
Cyprus :
18.91 %
2004
Media in Cyprus
# 105
Panama :
18.78 %
1995
Media in Panama
# 106
Brunei :
18.71 %
1991
Media in Brunei
# 107
Suriname :
18.66 %
2004
Media in Suriname
# 108
Nigeria :
18.06 %
2002
Media in Nigeria
# 109
Romania :
17.47 %
2002
Media in Romania
# 110
Virgin Islands :
17.46 %
1997
Media in Virgin Islands
# 111
France :
17.18 %
2002
Media in France
# 112
El Salvador :
16.97 %
2004
Media in El Salvador
# 113
Cameroon :
16.81 %
2003
Media in Cameroon
# 114
Finland :
16.75 %
2002
Media in Finland
# 115
Jordan :
16.68 %
2004
Media in Jordan
# 116
Barbados :
16.36 %
2004
Media in Barbados
# 117
Korea, South :
16.23 %
2004
Media in Korea, South
# 118
Venezuela :
16.08 %
2004
Media in Venezuela
# 119
Guinea-Bissau :
15.9 %
1997
Media in Guinea-Bissau
# 120
Hong Kong :
15.65 %
2004
Media in Hong Kong
# 121
Bangladesh :
15.41 %
2002
Media in Bangladesh
# 122
Mauritius :
15.25 %
2004
Media in Mauritius
# 123
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
15.18 %
2000
Media in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 124
Maldives :
15.15 %
2004
Media in Maldives
# 125
Croatia :
15.04 %
2004
Media in Croatia
# 126
Denmark :
15.03 %
2004
Media in Denmark
# 127
Kazakhstan :
14.53 %
2002
Media in Kazakhstan
# 128
Côte d'Ivoire :
14.25 %
2004
Media in Côte d'Ivoire
# 129
Portugal :
13.89 %
2004
Media in Portugal
# 130
Cape Verde :
13.86 %
2004
Media in Cape Verde
# 131
Greece :
13.82 %
2004
Media in Greece
# 132
Switzerland :
13.54 %
2004
Media in Switzerland
# 133
Uruguay :
13.45 %
2000
Media in Uruguay
# 134
Samoa :
13.33 %
1999
Media in Samoa
# 135
Canada :
13.26 %
2003
Media in Canada
# 136
Mongolia :
13.12 %
2003
Media in Mongolia
# 137
Bahrain :
13.02 %
2003
Media in Bahrain
# 138
United Arab Emirates :
12.92 %
2004
Media in United Arab Emirates
# 139
Japan :
12.83 %
2004
Media in Japan
# 140
Lithuania :
12.78 %
2004
Media in Lithuania
# 141
Niger :
12.74 %
1995
Media in Niger
# 142
Singapore :
12.64 %
2004
Media in Singapore
# 143
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
12.57 %
1996
Media in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 144
Spain :
12.55 %
2004
Media in Spain
# 145
Peru :
12.51 %
2001
Media in Peru
# 146
Saudi Arabia :
12.3 %
2004
Media in Saudi Arabia
# 147
Madagascar :
12.28 %
2003
Media in Madagascar
# 148
Gambia, The :
12.26 %
2002
Media in Gambia, The
# 149
Kenya :
12.17 %
2004
Media in Kenya
# 150
Bahamas, The :
12.16 %
1995
Media in Bahamas, The
# 151
French Polynesia :
12.06 %
1997
Media in French Polynesia
# 152
Pakistan :
11.89 %
2003
Media in Pakistan
# 153
Azerbaijan :
11.76 %
2003
Media in Azerbaijan
# 154
Latvia :
11.45 %
2004
Media in Latvia
# 155
Macedonia, Republic of :
11.26 %
2004
Media in Macedonia, Republic of
# 156
Morocco :
10.86 %
2004
Media in Morocco
# 157
Czech Republic :
10.7 %
2004
Media in Czech Republic
# 158
Russia :
10.53 %
2001
Media in Russia
# 159
Syria :
10.43 %
2004
Media in Syria
# 160
Seychelles :
10.27 %
2000
Media in Seychelles
# 161
Burma :
10.05 %
2004
Media in Burma
# 162
Thailand :
9.97 %
2004
Media in Thailand
# 163
Ecuador :
9.85 %
1999
Media in Ecuador
= 164
Argentina :
9.77 %
2001
Media in Argentina
= 164
South Africa :
9.77 %
2003
Media in South Africa
# 166
New Zealand :
9.52 %
2003
Media in New Zealand
# 167
Hungary :
9.39 %
2004
Media in Hungary
# 168
Turkey :
9.31 %
2004
Media in Turkey
# 169
United States :
9.22 %
2003
Media in United States
# 170
Estonia :
8.74 %
2004
Media in Estonia
# 171
Germany :
8.53 %
2004
Media in Germany
# 172
Botswana :
8.1 %
2003
Media in Botswana
# 173
Zimbabwe :
8.09 %
2005
Media in Zimbabwe
# 174
Namibia :
7.5 %
2004
Media in Namibia
# 175
Ireland :
7.1 %
2003
Media in Ireland
# 176
Marshall Islands :
7.02 %
1996
Media in Marshall Islands
# 177
Cuba :
6.45 %
2004
Media in Cuba
# 178
Vanuatu :
6.36 %
1978
Media in Vanuatu
# 179
Turkmenistan :
5.14 %
2001
Media in Turkmenistan
# 180
Micronesia, Federated States of :
4.91 %
2000
Media in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 181
Haiti :
4.75 %
1996
Media in Haiti
# 182
Tanzania :
4.32 %
2001
Media in Tanzania
# 183
Bolivia :
3.81 %
2004
Media in Bolivia
# 184
Faroe Islands :
3.7 %
2003
Media in Faroe Islands
# 185
Kyrgyzstan :
3.01 %
2004
Media in Kyrgyzstan
# 186
Guinea :
2.88 %
2001
Media in Guinea
# 187
Central African Republic :
1.07 %
2002
Media in Central African Republic
# 188
Australia :
0.53 %
2003
Media in Australia
= 189
Mayotte :
0.03 %
1999
Media in Mayotte
= 189
Congo, Republic of the :
0.03 %
1994
Media in Congo, Republic of the
Weighted average:
38.7 %
DEFINITION: Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.
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