FACTOID # 8: A three-minute local phone call in Ecuador costs 60 U.S. cents, 60 times as much as in Ukraine, Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, or Uzbekistan.
 
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Media Statistics > Telecommunications investment > % of revenue (most recent) by country

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

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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