Information and communication technology expenditure (% of GDP) - Communications - Infrastructure - World Development Indicators



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Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment.
Information and communication technology expenditure (% of GDP) - Communications - Infrastructure - World Development Indicators (2008)

Rank

Country

Value

1Morocco12.45
2Senegal10.75
3South Africa10.10
4Malaysia9.70
5Hong Kong9.20
6North Korea9.07
7South Korea9.07
8Bangladesh9.04
9Hungary8.90
10Honduras8.60
11Czech Republic7.60
12United States7.36
13Jordan7.28
14Switzerland7.19
15Singapore7.08
16Japan6.69
17Canada6.60
18Finland6.52
19High income: nonOECD6.37
20United Kingdom6.34
21High income: OECD6.31
22High income6.31
23Bulgaria6.30
24Netherlands6.29
25Thailand6.20
26Slovakia6.19
27Costa Rica6.17
28Philippines6.12
29Portugal5.99
30China5.97
31Ukraine5.93
32East Asia & Pacific5.87
33Middle East & North Africa5.82
34Kenya5.75
35Sweden5.75
36Egypt5.70
37Lower middle income5.51
38Poland5.50
39Austria5.49
40New Zealand5.47
41Panama5.47
42Tunisia5.45
43Germany5.39
44Israel5.39
45Brazil5.28
46Ecuador5.26
47Euro area5.25
48Saudi Arabia5.18
49France5.17
50Belgium5.16
51Low & middle income5.15
52Middle income5.13
53Chile5.11
54Denmark5.01
55Italy4.95
56Australia4.93
57Romania4.91
58Bolivia4.86
59Vietnam4.85
60Argentina4.83
61Latin America & Caribbean4.81
62Spain4.79
63Upper middle income4.77
64South Asia4.72
65Slovenia4.72
66Colombia4.70
67Cameroon4.62
68Ireland4.60
69Mexico4.55
70Greece4.54
71India4.49
72Pakistan4.37
73Sri Lanka4.34
74Uruguay4.30
75Europe & Central Asia4.17
76Turkey4.06
77Norway3.65
78Venezuela3.53
79Russia3.46
80Peru3.43
81Indonesia3.29
82Jamaica3.27
83Kuwait3.24
84Nigeria3.09
85Algeria2.31
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