Internet bandwidth - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

International Internet bandwidth per Internet user, kb/s, 2016:

The average for 2016 based on 37 countries was 147.84 kilobits per second. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 3721.8 kilobits per second and the lowest value was in Bhutan: 2.55 kilobits per second. The indicator is available from 2012 to 2016. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: kilobits per second; Source: International Telecommunication Union
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Countries Internet bandwidth, 2016 Global rank Available data
Hong Kong 3721.8 1 2012 - 2016
Singapore 616.53 2 2012 - 2016
Israel 98.41 3 2012 - 2016
Mongolia 89.98 4 2012 - 2016
UA Emirates 79.64 5 2012 - 2016
Georgia 70.97 6 2012 - 2016
Qatar 67.47 7 2012 - 2016
Taiwan 60.37 8 2012 - 2016
Thailand 54.79 9 2012 - 2016
Kazakhstan 51.49 10 2012 - 2016
Kuwait 50.1 11 2012 - 2016
Bahrain 49.05 12 2012 - 2016
Japan 48.64 13 2012 - 2016
South Korea 45.18 14 2012 - 2016
Armenia 44.53 15 2012 - 2016
Saudi Arabia 34.02 16 2012 - 2016
Oman 33.72 17 2012 - 2016
Azerbaijan 32.22 18 2012 - 2016
Burma 28.67 19 2014 - 2016
Philippines 27.69 20 2012 - 2016
Malaysia 27.17 21 2012 - 2016
Lebanon 23.99 22 2012 - 2016
Vietnam 20.75 23 2012 - 2016
Cambodia 16.31 24 2012 - 2016
Sri Lanka 12.65 25 2012 - 2016
Kyrgyzstan 8.17 26 2012 - 2016
Jordan 7.87 27 2012 - 2016
Bangladesh 6.64 28 2012 - 2016
Indonesia 6.23 29 2012 - 2016
Iran 6.06 30 2012 - 2016
India 5.68 31 2012 - 2016
Pakistan 5.68 32 2012 - 2016
China 5 33 2012 - 2016
Tajikistan 3.94 34 2012 - 2016
Nepal 3.11 35 2012 - 2016
Laos 2.85 36 2014 - 2016
Bhutan 2.55 37 2014 - 2016



Definition: International Internet bandwidth is the sum of the capacity of all Internet exchanges offering international bandwidth measured in kilobits per second (kb/s).

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1. Hong Kong
2. Singapore
3. Israel
4. Mongolia
5. UA Emirates
6. Georgia
7. Qatar
8. Taiwan
9. Thailand
10. Kazakhstan
11. Kuwait
12. Bahrain
13. Japan
14. South Korea
15. Armenia
16. Saudi Arabia
17. Oman
18. Azerbaijan
19. Burma
20. Philippines
21. Malaysia
22. Lebanon
23. Vietnam
24. Cambodia
25. Sri Lanka
26. Kyrgyzstan
27. Jordan
28. Bangladesh
29. Indonesia
30. Iran
31. India
32. Pakistan
33. China
34. Tajikistan
35. Nepal
36. Laos
37. Bhutan
3721.80
616.53
98.41
89.98
79.64
70.97
67.47
60.37
54.79
51.49
50.10
49.05
48.64
45.18
44.53
34.02
33.72
32.22
28.67
27.69
27.17
23.99
20.75
16.31
12.65
8.17
7.87
6.64
6.23
6.06
5.68
5.68
5.00
3.94
3.11
2.85
2.55
0
930.5
1860.9
2791.4
3721.8


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