sample oecd graphs 1999
ICT expenditures as a percentage of GDP, 1997
IT hardware
IT services and software
Telecommunications
New Zealand
Sweden
Australia
United States
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Canada
Japan
Netherlands
OECD
Denmark
Czech Republic
France
Korea
Belgium
Finland
European Union
Norway
Ireland
Germany
Austria
Portugal
Hungary
Italy
Spain
Greece
Mexico
Poland
Turkey
0
2
Source: OECD, ADB database and IDC data, March 1999.
4
6
8
10
Breakdown of worldwide Internet users1 by region, September 1999
Latin
America
2.6%
Africa
0.9%
Asia-Pacific
16.7%
Europe
23.5 %
Canada
and United States
55.9%
Middle East
0.4%
Total number of users: 201 million
1. Users refers to adults and children having accessed the Internet at least once in the previous three months.
Source: Nua Internet Surveys .
PC penetration by household income
in selected OECD countries, 1995 and 1998
Percentage of households with a PC
1995
1998
%
80
%
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
Lowest
Highest
France1
1.
Lowest
Highest
Japan2
Lowest
Highest
United States3
Lowest income bracket: less than USD 4 600; highest: more than USD 70 000. Income data were converted to
USD using PPPs.
2. Lowest income bracket: less than USD 9 100; highest: more than USD 73 500. Income data were converted to
USD using PPPs.
3. Lowest income bracket: less than USD 2 500; highest: more than USD 75 000. Income data were converted to
USD using PPPs.
Source: OECD, based on data from INSEE (France), EPA (Japan), and US Department of Commerce.
Internet access costs1 and Internet host density,2 1999
Number of Internet hosts per 1 000 inhabitants, July 1999
140
Number of Internet hosts per 1 000 inhabitants, July 1999
140
Finland
120
120
United States
Iceland
100
100
Sweden
Canada
Norway
80
80
Denmark
Switzerland
60
Australia
Netherlands
New Zealand
United kingdom
40
40
Belgium
Ireland
20
40
60
Luxembourg
20
France
Turkey
80
Austria
Germany
Japan
Italy
Korea
0
1.
60
OECD
100
Spain
Portugal
Mexico
120
140
Greece
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
0
160
180
200
220
Internet access cost, mid-1999 (Index: OECD = 100)
The Internet access cost index is based on the 20 hour/month peak rate Internet basket as calculated by the OECD. See OECD (1999c) and
.
2. In addition to country domains (.fr for France, .uk for the United Kingdom, etc.), Internet hosts also include generic top-level domains (gTLDs)
such as .com and .org which have been redistributed to countries based on registrations.
Source: OECD (1999c) and OECD calculations based on Internet Software Consortium (ISC) data.
IT hardware
IT services and software
Telecommunications
New Zealand
Sweden
Australia
United States
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Canada
Japan
Netherlands
OECD
Denmark
Czech Republic
France
Korea
Belgium
Finland
European Union
Norway
Ireland
Germany
Austria
Portugal
Hungary
Italy
Spain
Greece
Mexico
Poland
Turkey
0
2
Source: OECD, ADB database and IDC data, March 1999.
4
6
8
10
Breakdown of worldwide Internet users1 by region, September 1999
Latin
America
2.6%
Africa
0.9%
Asia-Pacific
16.7%
Europe
23.5 %
Canada
and United States
55.9%
Middle East
0.4%
Total number of users: 201 million
1. Users refers to adults and children having accessed the Internet at least once in the previous three months.
Source: Nua Internet Surveys .
PC penetration by household income
in selected OECD countries, 1995 and 1998
Percentage of households with a PC
1995
1998
%
80
%
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
Lowest
Highest
France1
1.
Lowest
Highest
Japan2
Lowest
Highest
United States3
Lowest income bracket: less than USD 4 600; highest: more than USD 70 000. Income data were converted to
USD using PPPs.
2. Lowest income bracket: less than USD 9 100; highest: more than USD 73 500. Income data were converted to
USD using PPPs.
3. Lowest income bracket: less than USD 2 500; highest: more than USD 75 000. Income data were converted to
USD using PPPs.
Source: OECD, based on data from INSEE (France), EPA (Japan), and US Department of Commerce.
Internet access costs1 and Internet host density,2 1999
Number of Internet hosts per 1 000 inhabitants, July 1999
140
Number of Internet hosts per 1 000 inhabitants, July 1999
140
Finland
120
120
United States
Iceland
100
100
Sweden
Canada
Norway
80
80
Denmark
Switzerland
60
Australia
Netherlands
New Zealand
United kingdom
40
40
Belgium
Ireland
20
40
60
Luxembourg
20
France
Turkey
80
Austria
Germany
Japan
Italy
Korea
0
1.
60
OECD
100
Spain
Portugal
Mexico
120
140
Greece
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
0
160
180
200
220
Internet access cost, mid-1999 (Index: OECD = 100)
The Internet access cost index is based on the 20 hour/month peak rate Internet basket as calculated by the OECD. See OECD (1999c) and
.
2. In addition to country domains (.fr for France, .uk for the United Kingdom, etc.), Internet hosts also include generic top-level domains (gTLDs)
such as .com and .org which have been redistributed to countries based on registrations.
Source: OECD (1999c) and OECD calculations based on Internet Software Consortium (ISC) data.