ICT sector accounts for 4.3% of Azerbaijan's GDP

In 2010, the growth in the sector of information and communication technologies in Azerbaijan totaled 35.5%, the telecommunications sector - 32.8%, postal sector - 29.2%, the report of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on the results of 2010 said.

The amount of income of the ICT sector and postal services in Azerbaijan's GDP in 2010 made up 1.9%. According to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies, the GDP of non-oil sector in 2010 amounted to 18,442.0 million manat, while the real volume growth - 7.9%.

Amount of income on the ICT sector and postal services in non-oil sector GDP last year was 4.3%.

80% of the income earned on the ICT sector and postal services accounted for non-state enterprises. Of the total incomes earned in the sector, 71.3% accounted for the mobile market, of which growth rate amounted to 30.2% compared with rates in 2009.

Amount of income on the ICT sector and postal services in 2010 increased by 32.1% and amounted to 1230.2 million manat compared to 2009.


/Trend/