Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Revenue from mobile communication
Revenue from mobile communication over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 14.65 billion current US$ against 6.25 billion current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 8.40 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.3 times Nigeria's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 53 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1970s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1980s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1990s | 32.47 million current US$ | 823.44 million current US$ | 790.97 million current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 3.34 billion current US$ | 16.21 billion current US$ | 12.87 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 6.29 billion current US$ | 15.17 billion current US$ | 8.88 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher revenue from mobile communication, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 14.65 billion current US$ against 6.25 billion current US$ in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in revenue from mobile communication between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 8.40 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for revenue from mobile communication?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- "International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. ", published as Revenue from mobile communication (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Revenues from the provision of all types of mobile communications services such cellular, private trunked radio and radio paging. This indicator is expressed in US