Fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population rose 5.87% to 17.5% in Moldova in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Moldova reached an all time high of 17.5% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 2000. When compared to Moldova's main peers, fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population in Bulgaria amounted to 25.5%, 22.6% in Romania, 22.2% in Russia and 12.1% in Ukraine in 2017.
Moldova has been ranked 57th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fixed broadband internet penetration based on connections as a percentage of population, 27 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 |
| Bulgaria | % | ... | ... | ... | 17.2% | 18.3% | 19.8% | 20.8% | 22.9% | |||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | 11.4% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 14.5% | 20.0% | |||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | 32.9% | 33.8% | 34.8% | 36.0% | 37.5% | |||||||||||||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | 22.2% | 24.2% | 26.3% | 28.5% | 31.2% | |||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | 23.2% | 24.1% | 26.2% | 26.1% | 27.7% | |||||||||||||
| Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 29.9% | 30.9% | |||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | ... | ... | ... | 10.1% | 11.9% | 13.5% | 14.8% | 15.7% | |||||||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | 18.3% | 18.1% | 18.5% | 19.1% | 19.2% | |||||||||||||
| Romania | % | ... | ... | ... | 15.1% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 18.7% | 19.9% | |||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | 12.3% | 14.7% | 16.7% | 17.6% | 19.1% | |||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | 10.1% | 11.2% | 12.4% | 12.7% | 14.1% | |||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | 10.4% | 10.7% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.5% | |||||||||||||
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 29.2% | 30.1% | 30.5% | 31.7% | |||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | 6.93% | 8.03% | 8.88% | 8.84% | 11.3% |