Publication NoticeNo. 175-09
ITU Yearbook of Statistics –
Telecommunication/ICT Indicators
(Chronological time series 1999-2008)
35th Edition – 2009 /
via ITU Website
This is the 35th edition of theYearbook of Statistics. The dataincluded in theYearbook have been collected and processed by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) from replies received to ITU questionnaires sent to telecommunication ministries or regulators andnational statistics offices. As such, the ITUYearbookof Statistics provides the most authoritative source of data about the evolution of the telecommunication sector, the availability of ICTs in households and usage of ICTs by individuals.
Estimated date of publication / First half of 2010
Language: / English only
Paper format: / About 340pages –A4 (21 29.7 cm)
Electronic format: / Adobe® Acrobat®PDF
Article number: / 35003
ISBN number: / 92-61-13101-8
Price in Swiss francs: / Catalogue Price: CHF 74.–
Member State administrations and Sector Members:–15%
Administrations of the least developed countries:–80%
Librairies of educational institutions (CD-ROM only):–80%
Electronic Bookshop: CHF 74.– (No discount)
ITUYearbook of Statistics – Telecommunication/ICT Indicators
(Chronological time series 1999-2008)
35th Edition – 2009
This is the 35th edition of theYearbook of Statistics. The dataincluded in theYearbook have been collected and processed by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) from replies received to ITU questionnaires sent to telecommunication ministries or regulators andnational statistics offices. As such, the ITUYearbookof Statistics provides the most authoritative source of data about the evolution of the telecommunication sectorand the availability of ICTs in households and usage of ICTs by individuals.
The main features of this edition are:
- Presentation of data ineconomy tables allowing readers to view the evolution of telecommunication/ICT services in an economy. Statistics are provided for the ten-year period from 1999 to 2008. The list ofstatisticsand economies contained in the Yearbookare shown below.
- Inclusion oflatest telecommunication and ICT household statistics tables for some 190 economies worldwide.
- The Yearbook is available in electronic form in Adobe Acrobat (PDF). The data shown in the Yearbook are also contained in the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database available in the WIN*STARS v5.0 (Socio-economic Time series Access and Retrieval System) data retrieval format, which permits easy selection of the required data and conversion to spreadsheets or ASCII text.
List of statistics
DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY
Population
Households
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)
Average annual exchange rate per USD
Consumer price index (2000 = 100)
Telecom equipment exports
Telecom equipment imports
TELEPHONE NETWORK
Main (fixed) telephone lines in operationMain telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
% digital main lines
% residential main lines
Public payphones
% main lines in urban areas
Line capacity of local exchanges
Waiting list for main lines
Households with a fixed telephone line
MOBILE SERVICES
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptionsCellular prepaid subscriptions
Digital cellular subscriptions
Cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Mobile broadband subscriptions
Coverage of population (%)
Households with a mobile cellular telephone
Mobile broadband subscriptions per 100inhabitants /
OTHER SERVICES
ISDN subscribersISDN B channel equivalents
TRAFFIC
National telephone trafficLocal telephone traffic
International outgoing telephone traffic
International incoming telephone traffic
STAFF
Full-time telecommunication staffFemale telecommunication staff
Mobile communication staff
QUALITY OF SERVICE
% telephone faults cleared by next workingday
Faults per 100 main lines per year
TARIFFS
Connection fee for telephone service (residential, business)
Monthly subscription for telephone service (residential, business)
Cost of a 3 minute local call (peak)
Cost of a 3 minute local call (off-peak)
Cellular connection charge
Cellular monthly subscription
Cellular cost of 3 minute local call (peak)
Cellular cost of 3 minute local call (offpeak) /
REVENUE AND EXPENSE
Total telecommunication services revenueFixed telephone service revenue
Mobile communication revenue
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
Annual telecommunication investment
Annual investment in fixed telephone service
Annual investment in mobile communication
BROADCASTING
Television receivers
Cable TV subscribers
Home satellite antennas
INTERNET AND COMPUTERS
Personal computers
Internet subscribers
Estimated Internet users
% female Internet users
Female users as % of female population
Internet users per 100 inhabitants
Fixed broadband subscribers
Cable modem Internet subscribers
DSL Internet subscribers
Public Internet access facilities
PWLAN locations
International Internet Bandwidth (Mbit/s)
Households with a computer
Households with Internet access
Individuals who used a computer
Individuals who used a mobile cellular telephone
List of economies
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; American Samoa; Andorra; Angola; Anguilla; Antigua & Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Aruba; Ascension; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; British Virgin Islands; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; Central African Rep.; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Congo (Dem.Rep.); Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Côte d’Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; D.P.R. Korea; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Rep.; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Falkland (Malvinas) Islands; Faroe Islands; Fji; Finland; France; French Polynesia; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Greenland; Grenada; Guam; Guatemala; Guernsey; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran (I.R.); Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jersey; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Korea (Rep.); Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lao P.D.R.; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia; Moldova; Monaco; Mongolia; Montenegro; Montserrat; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Neth. Antilles; Netherlands; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Niue; Northern Marianas; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palestine; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Qatar; Romania; Russia; Rwanda; S. Tomé & Principe; Samoa; San Marino; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; St. Helena; St. Kitts and Nevis; St.Lucia; St. Pierre & Miquelon; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan, China; Tajikistan; Tanzania; TFYR Macedonia; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tokelau; Tonga; Trinidad & Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; VietNam; Virgin Islands (US); Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
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