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Gabon

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NICI Indicators 1995 - 2001
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1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000 2001
Telephone lines

32,000

35,000

37,253

37,300

38,000
Teledensity

2.96

3.16

3.27

3.18

3.17
Digital main lines (%)

96.00

96.00

97.60

97.60

97.2
Waiting list for main lines

3,500

9,000

10,000

10,000

10,000
Public telephones

518

830

830

830
Public telephones per 1,000 inhab.

0.47

0.78

0.78

0.73
Mobile subscribers

4,000

6,800

9,500

9,500

8,900
Mobile subscribers per 100 inhab.

0.37

0.61

0.83

0.81

0.74
Mobile subscribers as a % of telephone susbcribers

12.5

19.40

25.50

25.50

19.0
Telecommunications revenue (M US$) 65 69 72

74.5

78.4
Telecommunications investment (M US$) 41 29 39

39.2

20.0
Investment as a % of revenue

63.10

42.02

54.20

54.60

26.1
Telecom equipment exports (M US$)

0.7

Telecom equipment imports (M US$)

13.00

Telecentres
Facsimiles

500

Computer(s) per 100 inhab.

0.63

0.86

1.00
Radios per 100 inhab.

18.1

TVs per 100 inhab.

9.26

13.56

13.60

25.1
Cable TV subscribers 10,000
Home satellite dish/antennas

300

300

1,500
Internet host sites

0

2

Internet service providers (ISPs)

2

2

Internet subscribers

1,000

1,000

Internet subscribers per 10,000 inhab.

8.53

8.53

Internet users 5,000
Internet users per 10,000 inhabitants 41.78
Internet bandwidth (Kbps)

512

512

Source: ITU (International Telecommunication Union), NW (Network Wizards) Internet Host Surveys and partially adapted from Mike Jensen's Overview of Africa Internet Status [www3.sn.apc.org/africa/afstat.htm].

Note: Blank spaces indicate unavailable information.

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