Additionally, an important question in a cross-country analysis is whether the investment ratios converge or diverge. In principle, one reason for convergence can also be found in the price levels and the developments of relative ICT price positions. Convergence can mean either that a country lacking behind has a lot of catching-up in the field ICT infrastructure or the leading country might have reached its maximum development of the ICT infrastructure—which does not necessarily indicate that there is no potential left in its development; however, its development has stagnated at some preliminary steady state. In contrast, if a divergence process is to be observed, it would indicate, that leading countries reinforce their lead, while countries lagging behind only fall back even farther. The following two figures portray the development of ICT investment in the selected countries.