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Expenditure on e-resources at academic libraries worldwide 2015, by region and tier

Portion of academic library materials budgets spent on electronic resources worldwide in 2015, by region and tier

The data displays the percentage of total materials budgets that were spent on electronic resources at academic libraries worldwide in 2015. Academic libraries at top tier institutions in the Middle East and Africa spent 78.8% of their total materials budgets on electronic resources in 2015.

Middle East & Africa	78.8	61.9	58
North America	74.5	72.1	63
Overall	68.2	64	51.9
Europe	67.6	60.8	55.1
Asia Pacific	65.4	59	41.6
Emerging countries	58.4	54.2	38
South America	48.9	66.8	28.1

Expenditure on e-resources at academic libraries worldwide 2015, by region and tier

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