Monday, April 06, 2009

"Worldwide Expenditure on ICT4D"

Source: Richard Heeks, ICTs for Development, April 2009.

Spending on all ICTs were estimated:
  • for all developing/transitional economies at US$840billion in 2007.
  • excluding upper middle income countries by setting the GNI bar at US$3,705 per capita (around the level of Indonesia, Philippines) at US$500bn.
  • Including just low-income countries (GNI

Data from the World Bank Group shows it invests around US$800m per year in specific loans and guarantees on ICTs and development, and US$1-1.5bn per year on projects with ICT components (at present, it cites a total of nearly US$8bn invested in such projects).

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