Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) statistics - 2006

Highlights

Contribution of ICT sector to GDP
1. The ICT sector comprises ICT-related activities of Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Wholesale and retail trade, and Business services as call centres, software development and website development. In 2006, value added generated by telecommunications activities represented 65.6% of the total value added of the sector, wholesale & retail trade 10.1% and the remaining activities 24.3%.

2. Value added generated by the sector in 2006 was R 10.5 billion, more than double the 2000 figure of R 4.5 billion while the contribution to the GDP was 5.8% compared to 4.3% in 2000. In 2006, real growth rate of the sector was 11.2%.

Imports and Exports of ICT goods
3. Available data indicate that the imports of ICT goods increased by about 300% to R 13.6 billion in 2006 from R 3.4 billion in 2002 while imports of ICT services declined by 23.1% to R 1.0 billion from R 1.3 billion. Exports of ICT goods increased by more than 15 times to R 9.9 billion in 2006 from R 0.6 billion in 2002 and exports of ICT services by 36.4% to R 1.5 billion from R 1.1 billion.

Employment
4. The number of large establishments operating in the ICT sector was 116 in 2006, compared to 52 in 2000. Employment in these establishments increased by 87.6% to 8,180 in 2006 from 4,360 in 2000.

Fixed telephone lines
5. In 2006, the number of fixed telephone lines was 357,300, 36.4% higher than the 2000 figure of 262,000. Teledensity defined as the number of fixed telephone lines per 100 inhabitants which was 22.0 in 2000 increased to 28.4 in 2003, a level which was maintained till 2006.

Mobile cellular subscribers
6. The number of mobile cellular subscribers was 772,400 in 2006, more than 300% higher than the figure of 174,500 in 2000 so that by 2002, it outnumbered the number of fixed telephone lines. Mobidensity or the number of mobile cellular phones per 100 inhabitants also increased by more than 300% reaching 61.5 in 2006 compared to only 14.6 in 2000.

Internet subscribers
7. The number of internet subscribers at the end of 2006 reached 137,500, representing an increase of around 300% compared to the figure of 35,000 at the end of 2000. The number of internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants worked out to 10.9% in 2006 compared to only 2.9% in 2000.

Digital Opportunity Index (DOI)
8. The DOI is a composite index that measures “digital opportunity” or the possibility for citizens of a country to benefit from access to information. The DOI for Mauritius improved to 0.50 in 2006 from 0.45 in 2003.

9. According to DOI figures compiled by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in 2005 for 180 countries, Mauritius ranked 50th with a DOI of 0.48 while Republic of Korea with the highest DOI of 0.79 ranked first. It is noted that Mauritius ranked highest among African countries.

August 2007

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Introduction

Table 1 - ICT infrastructure as at end of year, 2000 - 2006

Table 2 - ICT access as at end of year, 2000 - 2006

Table 3 - Internet subscribers by type of access as at end of year, 2003 - 2006

Table 4 - Selected telephone and internet tariffs as at end of year, 2000 - 2006

Table 5 - Local and International telephone calls, 2005 & 2006

Table 6 - Availability of ICT in households, 2006

Table 7 - Percentage distribution of population aged 12 years and above by highest IT qualification and sex, 2006

Table 8 - Persons aged 12 years and above using computer by place of use1 and sex, 2006

Table 9 - Persons aged 12 years and above using computer at home by purpose of use and sex, 2006

Table 10 - Persons 12 years and above using internet by place of access1 and sex, 2006

Table 11 - Persons aged 12 years and above using Internet at home by purpose of use and sex, 2006

Table 12 - ICT usage in education, 2005 - 2006

Table 13 - ICT usage in business by industrial sector, 2006

Table 14 - Establishments, employment and value added in the ICT sector, 2000 - 2006

Table 15 - Digital Opportunity Index, 2003 - 2006

Table 16 - Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) for selected countries, 2005

Concepts and definitions

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