The minister said that over the past 10 years the average annual growth rate of ICT sector amounted to 20-25% in Azerbaijan. To him, the sector expanded by 2 times every 3 years, and its capacity increased by more than 6 times, exceeding $ 2 billion.
‘In addition, the share of private sector in incomes on the sector raised from 67.4% to 80%’, said Abbasov.
He added that over the past 10 years, the number of mobile subscribers increased by 7 times and exceeded 10.1 million, while the number of Internet users per 100 people grew by 14 times.