South and Central Asia Compared by Media > Investment in telecoms with private participation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP

DEFINITION: Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Maldives	52.25$ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
2	Pakistan	32.37$ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
3	Bangladesh	11.93$ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
4	Afghanistan	10.96$ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
5	Tajikistan	7.7$ per $1,000 of GDP	2001
6	India	7.7$ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
7	Kazakhstan	7.16$ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
8	Sri Lanka	6.63$ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
9	Uzbekistan	6.09$ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
10	Nepal	4.6$ per $1,000 of GDP	2005
11	Kyrgyzstan	2.14$ per $1,000 of GDP	2003

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