Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 36.2% to 5.65% in Sri Lanka in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 5.65% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in India amounted to 1.38%, 8.66% in Malaysia, 9.90% in Maldives and 0.748% in Myanmar in 2017.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 95th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Broadband Internet Penetration Based on Connections (As % of Population) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Bangladesh | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.307% | 0.389% | 0.979% | 1.97% | 3.08% | |||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.151% | 0.201% | 0.217% | 0.433% | 0.540% | |||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | 11.4% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 14.5% | 20.0% | |||||||||||||
| India | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.09% | 1.21% | 1.20% | 1.25% | 1.33% | |||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.12% | 1.21% | 1.31% | 1.35% | 1.57% | |||||||||||||
| Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.101% | 0.114% | 0.134% | 0.165% | 0.177% | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | ... | ... | ... | 8.73% | 10.0% | 9.94% | 10.2% | 10.1% | |||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | ... | ... | ... | 5.32% | 5.35% | 5.93% | 5.69% | 6.55% | |||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.042% | ... | ... | ... | 0.061% | |||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.663% | 0.849% | 0.898% | 1.09% | 0.962% | |||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | 27.2% | 27.1% | 27.7% | 26.9% | 26.7% | |||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.72% | 1.68% | 2.00% | 2.67% | 2.92% | |||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | ... | ... | ... | 5.86% | 6.78% | 7.78% | 8.15% | 9.33% | |||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.28% | 5.28% | 5.66% | 6.54% | 8.30% |
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