The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2014 is a joint publication between the World Bank and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

The data in this book are for 2005 and 2012 or the most recent year unless otherwise noted in the table or the glossary.

The country composition of regions is based on the World Bank’s analytical regions and may differ from common geographic usage. These regions include low-and middle-income economies only.

For operational and analytical purposes the World Bank’s main criterion for classifying economies is gross national income (GNI) per capita. Every economy in The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology is classified as low income, middle income, or high income. Low-and middleincome economies are sometimes referred to as developing economies. The use of the term is convenient; it is not intended to imply that all economies in the group are experiencing similar development or that other economies have reached a preferred or final stage of development. Classification by income does not necessarily reflect development status. Note: Classifications are fixed during the World Bank’s fiscal year (ending on June 30), thus countries remain in the categories in which they are classified irrespective of any revisions to their per capita income data.