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World Bank ICT at a Glance
Bangladesh
Low-income South Asia
Bangladesh
group Region
2000 2006 2006 2006
Economic and social context GNI per Capita, Atlas Method, 200006
Population (millions) 139 156 2,420 1,499 Current US$
Urban population (% of total) 23 26 30 29 800
GNI per capita, World Bank Atlas method ($) 360 450 649 768 600
GDP growth, 19952000 and 200006 (avg. annual %) 5.2 5.6 6.5 7.0 400
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older) 47 .. 61 58 200
Gross primary, secondary, tertiary school enrollment (%) 58 56 57 60 0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Sector structure
Bangladesh South Asia Region
Separate telecommunications regulator No Yes
Status of main fixed-line telephone operator Public Public
Level of competition (competition,partial comp.,monopoly)
ICT Access Indicators, 200006
International long distance service M M
Mobile telephone service C C Number per 100 people
Internet service .. C 15
Government prioritization of sector (1-7, 7=highest) .. 4.5 .. 4.6 10
Sector performance 5
0
Access
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Telephone mainlines (per 100 people) 0.4 0.7 2.5 3.3
International voice traffic (minutes per person) a 2 6 .. .. Fixed + mobile subscribers
Internet users
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 people) 0.2 12.3 14.3 15.3 PCs
Population covered by mobile telephony (%) 40 90 40 60
Internet users (per 100 people) 0.1 0.3 4.2 4.9
Personal computers (per 100 people) 0.1 2.2 1.4 1.4 Price of Call to the United States, 200005
Households with a television set (%) 18 23 16 32 US$ per 3 minutes
5
Quality 4
Telephone faults (per 100 mainlines) .. .. .. .. 3
2
Broadband subscribers (per 100 people) .. .. 0.18 0.18
1
International Internet bandwidth (bits per person) 0 8 22 22
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Affordability
Price basket for residential fixed line ($ a month) 10.7 4.0 6.1 4.0 Bangladesh South Asia Region
Price basket for mobile telephone service ($ a month) .. 2.6 10.0 2.4
Price basket for Internet service ($ a month) .. 24.0 12.0 6.6
Price of call to United States ($ for 3 minutes) 4.14 2.02 1.99 2.02
Telecommunications Revenue, 200006
Percentage of GDP
Institutional efficiency and sustainability
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Telecommunications revenue (% of GDP) 0.8 1.5 4.0 2.1
Telephone subscribers per employee 48 .. 141 433 2
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue) 25.1 .. .. .. 1
0
Applications 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Sector expenditure (% of GDP) 2.0 2.7 6.1 6.0
E-government readiness index (0-1, 1=most ready) .. 0.29 0.24 0.32 Bangladesh South Asia Region
Secure Internet servers (per million people, Dec. 2007) 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8
Notes: Figures in italics are for years other than those specified. .. indicates data are not available. C = competition; GDP = gross domestic product; GNI = gross national income; ICT = information
and communication technology; M = monopoly; MDG = Millennium Development Goal; P = partial competition; and PCs = personal computers.
a. Outgoing and incoming.
Sources: Economic and social context: UIS and World Bank; Sector structure: ITU, WEF; Sector performance: Global Insight/WITSA, ITU, Netcraft, UNDESA, UNPAN, and World Bank. Produced
by the Global Information and Communication Technologies Department and the Development Economics Data Group. For complete information, see Definitions and Data Sources.