OECD Key ICT Indicators

The 15 ICT indicators below are drawn from various publications and databases produced by the OECD’s Directorate for Science Technology and Industry (DSTI). They will be updated annually on a rolling basis, as data become available.

OECD Key ICT Indicators friendly URL : www.oecd.org/sti/ICTindicators

Indicators

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 1.

Access lines and access paths in total / per 100 inhabitants for OECD, 2005   
Last updated on 2 Aug. 2007

Access lines and channels in total / per 100 inhabitants for OECD, 2004 

 2.

Mobile subscribers in total / per 100 inhabitants for OECD, 2005
Last updated on 2 Aug. 2007

Mobile subscribers in total / per 100 inhabitants for OECD, 2004

 3.

Internet subscribers in total for OECD
Last updated on 2 Aug. 2007

Internet subscribers in total for OECD
 4a.

Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants in OECD countries
Last updated on 14 Nov. 2007 
Available for: Dec. 2003, June 2004Dec. 2004June 2005, Dec. 2005, June 2006 Dec. 2006  and June 2007

 4b.

Availability of Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) in OECD countries
Last updated on 1 Feb. 2006

Availability of Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) in OECD countries
 5.

Cable TV subscribers in total for OECD
Last updated on 2 Dec. 2005

Cable TV subscribers in total for OECD
 6a.

Households with access to the Internet in selected OECD countries
Last updated on 14 Nov. 2007

Households with access to the Internet in selected OECD countries
 6b.

Households with access to a home computer
Last updated on 14 Nov. 2007

Households with access to a home computer
 7a.

Internet penetration by size class, 2006. Percentage of businesses with ten or more employees using the Internet
Last updated on 26 June 2007

Internet penetration by size class. Percentage of businesses with ten or more employees using the Internet
 7b.

Internet selling and purchasing by industry
Last updated on 14 Nov. 2007

Internet selling and purchasing by industry, 2004
 8a.

Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy in selected countries, narrow definition 
Last updated in 28 June 2006

Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy in selected countries, narrow definition
 8b.

Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy in selected countries, broad definition
Last updated in 28 June 2006

Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy in selected countries, broad definition
 9a.

Telecommunication services revenue in total for OECD
Last updated on 2 Aug. 2007

Telecommunication services revenue in total for OECD
 9b.

Mobile telecommunication services revenue in total for OECD
Last updated on 2 Aug. 2007

Mobile telecommunication services revenue in total for OECD
 9c.

Telecommunication infrastructure investment in total for OECD
Last updated on 27 Feb. 2006

Telecommunication infrastructure investment in total for OECD
 10a.

Share of ICT value added in the business sector value added
Last updated in 28 June 2006

Share of ICT value added in the business sector value added
 10b.

R&D expenditure in selected ICT industries
Last updated in August 2005

R&D expenditure in selected ICT industries
 11a.

ICT-related patents as a percentage of national total (PCT filings)
Last updated on 14 Nov. 2007

ICT patents as a percentage of national total (EPO) in selected countries
 11b.

Share of countries in ICT-related patents filed under the PCT
Last updated on 14 Nov. 2007

Share of countries in ICT patents at the EPO
 12.

Trade in ICT goods
Last updated on 2 Aug. 2007

Trade in ICT goods and services
 13.

Top 50 telecommunications firms and IT firms

Top 50 telecommunications firms and IT firms
 14.

Contribution of ICT-using services to value added per person engaged

Contribution of ICT-using services to value added per person engaged
 15.

Contributions of ICT investment to GDP growth
Last updated on 26 Oct. 2005 

Contributions of ICT investment to GDP growth

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