Table 3.
Expenditures on information and communication technologies in selected countries*
| Country | ICT Expenditures Per Capita in US$ (2000) | ICT Expenditures as % of GDP (2000) |
| Argentina | 317 | 4.1 |
| Brazil | 289 | 8.4 |
| Chile | 360 | 7.8 |
| Colombia | 228 | 12 |
| Mexico | 189 | 3.2 |
| Venezuela | 196 | 3.9 |
| Australia | 1922 | 9.7 |
| Austria | 1697 | 7.2 |
| Belgium | 1769 | 8 |
| Canada | 1911 | 8.4 |
| China | 46 | 5.4 |
| Finland | 1835 | 7.8 |
| France | 1916 | 8.7 |
| Germany | 1798 | 7.9 |
| Hungary | 431 | 8.7 |
| Italy | 1068 | 5.7 |
| Japan | 3118 | 8.3 |
| Norway | 2445 | 6.9 |
| Russian Fed | 63 | 3.7 |
| Singapore | 2104 | 9.7 |
| Spain | 731 | 5.1 |
| Sweden | 2674 | 10.4 |
| United Kingdom | 2187 | 9.1 |
| United States | 2296 | 8.1 |
* From World Bank. World development report 2000/2001 - attacking poverty, Oxford University Press; 2001.