Size of the Domestic Market
Evidenced
throughout this paper you will see that the technology landscape in Nigeria is
in its infancy and continuously evolves. Below are statistics that have been
used throughout the documents to support my assessment of the landscape and
draw conclusions about Nigeria’s future in information technology.
Information and
Communication Technology Statistics on Nigeria
|
|
Statistic |
Source |
|
Telecommunications |
||
|
Teledensity
(1999) |
0.38 |
UNECA[1] |
|
Telephone
main lines per 1,000 people (2000) |
3.6 |
EIU[2] |
|
3
minute local call (1998) |
US$
0.02 |
UNECA |
|
1
minute call to USA (1998) |
US$
2.67 |
UNECA |
|
Mobile
subscribers per 1,000 people (2000) |
0.17 |
EIU |
|
Mobile
subscriber percent of total telephone subscribers (1999) |
5.7% |
UNECA |
|
Number
of GSM providers (2001) |
3 |
EIU |
|
Telecommunications
revenue (1999) |
US$
1,521.5million |
UNECA |
|
Telecommunications
investment (1999) |
US$
253.9 million |
UNECA |
|
Telecommunications
equipment import (1999) |
US$
50.3 million |
UNECA |
|
Telecommunications
equipment export (1999) |
US$
0.6 million |
UNECA |
|
Computing and Internet Diffusion |
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|
Number
of Internet Hosts (1999) |
58 |
UNECA |
|
Internet
Service Providers (1999) |
12 |
UNECA |
|
Internet
Subscribers (1999) |
3,000 |
UNECA |
|
Internet
Subscribers per 10,000 people (1999) |
0.25 |
UNECA |
|
Internet
users (1999) |
100,000 |
UNECA |
|
Internet
users per 10,000 people (1999) |
9.18 |
UNECA |
|
Internet
bandwidth (kbps) (1999) |
1,152 |
UNECA |
|
Web
users as % of Population (1999) |
1000 |
UNECA |
|
Cost
of 20 hrs Internet use per month (2001) |
55%
GDP per capita |
CID
Harvard[3] |
|
Average
monthly cost for 20 hrs Internet access (2001) |
US$
40.71 |
.ng |
|
Average
cost per year for Internet access |
US$
1,000 |
EIU |
|
PC’s
per 1,000 people (1999) |
6.4 |
NTF[4] |
|
Percent
of PC’s connected to Internet (2001) |
0.01% |
.ng[5] |
|
Annual
import of computers, software and peripherals (2000) |
US$
450 mil |
.ng |
|
Average
cost of imported PC’s |
US$1,200 |
BBC
News[6] |
|
Average
cost of locally produced PC’s |
US$
600 |
BBC
News |
|
Research and Development |
||
|
Expenditure
for R & D (1997) |
0.09%
of GNP |
NTF |
|
High
technology exports (1999) |
US$
17 million |
NFT |
|
High
tech exports % of manufactured exports (1999) |
13% |
NTF |
|
Science
and engineering students % of total tertiary students (1997) |
42% |
NFT |
|
Scientists
and engenders in R & D (1997) |
15
per million people |
NTF |
|
Technician
in R & D (1997) |
76
per million people |
NTF |
