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PC Growth

Country Rank in growth in the number of computers in use per capita in the period 1993 to 2000

 

 

 

 

Rank Country Percent Change 1993-2000
1 China 1052%
2 India 604%
3 Russia 580%
4 Brazil 565%
5 Indonesia 552%
6 Ukraine 525%
7 Slovakia 482%
8 Czech Republic 481%
9 Poland 462%
10 Hungary 460%
11 Bulgaria 454%
12 South Korea 415%
13 Chile 407%
14 Thailand 371%
15 Malaysia 368%
16 South Africa 366%
17 Colombia 352%
18 Argentina 330%
19 Peru 301%
20 Hong Kong 296%
21 Singapore 294%
22 Romania 291%
23 Philippines 290%
24 Japan 284%
25 Taiwan 277%
26 Mexico 276%
27 Greece 266%
28 Portugal 258%
29 Israel 256%
30 Italy 247%
31 Spain 245%
32 Austria 242%
33 Sweden 239%
34 Venezuela 234%
35 Iceland 229%
36 Finland 221%
37 Norway 218%
38 Switzerland 211%
39 New Zealand 201%
40 Ireland 199%
41 Netherlands 199%
42 Turkey 198%
43 Australia 190%
44 Germany 189%
45 Belgium 188%
46 Canada 186%
47 France 183%
46 Denmark 179%
49 Saudi Arabia 173%
50 United Kingdom 169%
51 United States 96%
Source: Computer Industry Almanac, Worldwide Internet Users Estimate & Forecast, American Electronics Association, www.aeanet.org