Product market, S2 - Telecommunications regulation by country

The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.

Countries reporting
72
Highest
2
Madagascar
Lowest
0
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
2
Years covered
42
1973–2014
Data points
3,632

What the numbers show

Product market, S2 - Telecommunications regulation is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 2 in Madagascar; the lowest is 0 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.

The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 1.94.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 100.0%).

Product market, S2 - Telecommunications regulation: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Madagascar 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Pakistan 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 New Zealand 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Norway 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Netherlands 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Nicaragua 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Nigeria 2 2014 volatile
1 Malaysia 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Mexico 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Peru 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Morocco 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Latvia 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Lithuania 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Sri Lanka 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Korea 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Kenya 2 2014 volatile
1 Kazakhstan 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Albania 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 El Salvador 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 South Africa 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Uzbekistan 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 United States of America 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Ukraine 2 2014 volatile
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Türkiye 2 2014 volatile
1 Tunisia 2 2014 volatile
1 Sweden 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Japan 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Singapore 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Senegal 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Russia 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Romania 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Portugal 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Poland 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Philippines 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Canada 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Jordan 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Denmark 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Germany 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Czechia 2 2014 up 100.0% rising
1 Colombia 2 2014 volatile
1 Côte d'Ivoire 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Chile 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Switzerland 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Dominican Republic 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Brazil 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Bulgaria 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Burkina Faso 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Belgium 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Austria 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Australia 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Argentina 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Guatemala 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Jamaica 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Italy 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Israel 2 2014 volatile
1 Ireland 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Indonesia 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Hungary 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Hong Kong (China) 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Egypt 2 2014 volatile
1 Greece 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Georgia 2 2014 up 100.0% rising
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 France 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Finland 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Estonia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Spain 2 2014 unchanged rising
70 Ghana 1 2014 down 50.0% volatile
70 Uganda 1 2014 down 50.0% volatile
72 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Product market, S2 - Telecommunications regulation
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
90 places, 3,632 data points, 1973–2014
Last refreshed

The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.