Product market, S1 - Telecommunications ownership in United States of America

United States of America: Product market, S1 - Telecommunications ownership was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1998
All-time low
0.4286
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Product market, S1 - Telecommunications ownership in United States of America, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.4291974: 0.4291975: 0.4291976: 0.4291977: 0.4291978: 0.4291979: 0.4291980: 0.4291981: 0.4291982: 0.4291983: 0.4291984: 0.7141985: 0.7141986: 0.7141987: 0.7141988: 0.7141989: 0.7141990: 0.7141991: 0.7141992: 0.7141993: 0.7141994: 0.7141995: 0.7141996: 0.7141997: 0.7141998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 12002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, product market, s1 - telecommunications ownership in United States of America stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, product market, s1 - telecommunications ownership in United States of America peaked at 1 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4286, in 1973.

United States of America ranks 1st of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Product market, S1 - Telecommunications ownership in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Product market, S1 - Telecommunications ownership in United States of America, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 0.4286
1974 0.4286 +0.0%
1975 0.4286 +0.0%
1976 0.4286 +0.0%
1977 0.4286 +0.0%
1978 0.4286 +0.0%
1979 0.4286 +0.0%
1980 0.4286 +0.0%
1981 0.4286 +0.0%
1982 0.4286 +0.0%
1983 0.4286 +0.0%
1984 0.7143 +66.7%
1985 0.7143 +0.0%
1986 0.7143 +0.0%
1987 0.7143 +0.0%
1988 0.7143 +0.0%
1989 0.7143 +0.0%
1990 0.7143 +0.0%
1991 0.7143 +0.0%
1992 0.7143 +0.0%
1993 0.7143 +0.0%
1994 0.7143 +0.0%
1995 0.7143 +0.0%
1996 0.7143 +0.0%
1997 0.7143 +0.0%
1998 1 +40.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4286 0.4286 0.4286 7
1980s 0.6 0.4286 0.7143 10
1990s 0.7714 0.7143 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is product market, s1 - telecommunications ownership in United States of America?
Product market, s1 - telecommunications ownership in United States of America was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest product market, s1 - telecommunications ownership recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
What is the lowest product market, s1 - telecommunications ownership recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4286 in 1973.
How does United States of America rank for product market, s1 - telecommunications ownership?
United States of America ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is product market, s1 - telecommunications ownership rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Product market, S1 - Telecommunications ownership. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Product market, S1 - Telecommunications ownership
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