Infrastructure in South Asia 31 indicators covering infrastructure for South Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.1 per 100 people 2025 up 63.2% — Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million 2025 up 52.0% — Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people 2025 up 9.8% — Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion 2025 up 4.0% — Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.44 million 2023 up 75.8% — Air transport, freight 2,231 million ton-km 2023 down 5.1% — Air transport, passengers carried 196.80 million 2023 up 134.2% — Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1,880 billion cubic meters 2022 unchanged — Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,141 cubic meters 2022 down 10.0% — Individuals using the Internet 67.8% 2025 up 361.2% — Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.4% 2022 unchanged — Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 2.3% 2022 unchanged — Fixed broadband subscriptions 4.27 per 100 people 2025 up 205.0% — Fixed broadband subscriptions 72.00 million 2025 up 192.7% — ICT goods imports 9.7% 2024 up 62.1% — ICT goods exports 5.5% 2024 up 513.7% — Secure Internet servers 1,120 per 1 million people 2024 up 14,537.3% — Container port traffic 35.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 2024 up 90.1% — Railways, goods transported 327,767 million ton-km 2016 up 40,018.4% — Industrial design applications, resident, by count 10,748 2020 up 80.6% — Trademark applications, nonresident, by count 52,435 2020 up 133.2% — Trademark applications, resident, by count 428,779 2020 up 133.1% — Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count 4,040 2020 up 43.5% — Individuals using the Internet, male 69.1% 2024 up 98.0% — Individuals using the Internet, female 56.3% 2024 up 131.7% — Public private partnerships investment in energy 3.45 billion current US$ 2024 down 1.6% — Railways, passengers carried 576,540 million passenger-km 2016 up 13,130.7% — Investment in transport with private participation 1.16 billion current US$ 2024 down 60.4% — Public private partnerships investment in transport 369.00 million current US$ 2024 down 87.4% — Public private partnerships investment in water and sanitation 25.00 million current US$ 2022 down 78.4% — Investment in water and sanitation with private participation 25.00 million current US$ 2022 down 78.4% —