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Electronic Commerce
Dan did an amazing job of creating this table for the appendix. He divides the countries of Latin America into three "tiers" -- from the most likely to offer significant opportunities (in the near term) to the least. Footnotes are at the bottom of this page. |
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Table: Factors Affecting
the Likelihood of Electronic Commerce Success
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| Likelihood of Success | Country Name | Population
[1] in millions |
GDP per capita ($US) [2] | Level of Human Development [1] | Internet Users [4] | % Pop. on Internet | Telco Privatized? [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 271.1 | $21,861 | high | 79,000,000 | 29.14% | Fully | |
| Latin America | 463.4 | $2,718 | -- | 2,,033,000 | 0.44% | -- | |
| Most Likely | Argentina | 36.12 | $8,446 | high | 170,000 | 0.47% | Since 1990 |
| Belize | 0.23 | $2,685 | high | -- | -- | Fully | |
| Brazil | 165.2 | $4,648 | medium | 1,000,000 | 0.61% | July 1998 | |
| Chile | 14.8 | $4,986 | high | 200,000 | 1.35% | Since 1994 | |
| Costa Rica | 3.7 | $2,636 | high | 50,000 | 1.37% | Not privatized | |
| Mexico | 95.8 | $3,554 | high | 370,000 | 0.39% | Btwn 1996-2000 [6] | |
| Uruguay | 3.2 | $5,832 | high | 9,000 | 0.28% | Not privatized | |
| Venezuela | 23.2 | $3,017 | high | 35,000 | 0.15% | By 2000 | |
| Somewhat Likely | Colombia | 37.7 | $2,325 | high | 120,000 | 0.32% | Btwn 1999-2003 |
| Panama | 2.8 | $3,029 | high | 20,000 | 0.72% | Imminent | |
| Peru | 25.8 | $2,546 | medium | 65,000 | 0.25% | 1999 | |
| Least Likely | Bolivia | 7.96 | $939 | medium | 8,000 | 0.10% | Not privatized |
| Ecuador | 12.2 | $1,627 | medium | 5,000 | 0.04% | 35% imminent | |
| El Salvador | 6.1 | $1,791 | medium | 6,000 | 0.10% | Not privatized | |
| Guatemala | 11.6 | $1,446 | medium | 5,000 | 0.04% | Not privatized | |
| Guyana | 0.86 | $820 | medium | -- | -- | Not privatized | |
| Honduras | 6.1 | $699 | medium | -- | -- | Not privatized | |
| Nicaragua | 4.5 | $482 | medium | -- | -- | Not privatized | |
| Paraguay | 5.2 | $1,947 | medium | 1,000 | 0.02% | Not privatized | |
| Suriname | 0.44 | $898 | medium | -- | -- | Not privatized | |
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