Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Revenue from mobile communication

Nigeria
6.25 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
14.65 billion current US$
in 2011
Nigeria rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Revenue from mobile communication over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa 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's figure about 2.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 current US$ 0 current US$ 0 current US$ β€”
1970s 0 current US$ 0 current US$ 0 current US$ β€”
1980s 0 current US$ 0 current US$ 0 current US$ β€”
1990s 32.47 million current US$ 823.44 million current US$ 790.97 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 3.34 billion current US$ 16.21 billion current US$ 12.87 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 6.29 billion current US$ 15.17 billion current US$ 8.88 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue from mobile communication, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, 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?
8.40 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for revenue from mobile communication?
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
"International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. ", published as Revenue from mobile communication (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue from mobile communication (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
"International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. "
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 1,859 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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