Africa vs Egypt: Total revenue from all telecommunication services

Africa
36.91 billion current US$
in 2011
Egypt
6.68 billion current US$
in 2011
Africa rank
1st
Egypt rank
2nd

Total revenue from all telecommunication services over time

  • Africa
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 36.91 billion current US$ against 6.68 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 30.23 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 5.5 times Egypt's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 2nd of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 2.91 billion current US$ 72.08 million current US$ 2.83 billion current US$ Africa
1980s 3.61 billion current US$ 390.87 million current US$ 3.22 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 8.98 billion current US$ 836.12 million current US$ 8.14 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 31.94 billion current US$ 3.86 billion current US$ 28.08 billion current US$ Africa
2010s 47.08 billion current US$ 6.82 billion current US$ 40.26 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total revenue from all telecommunication services, Africa or Egypt?
Africa, at 36.91 billion current US$ against 6.68 billion current US$ in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in total revenue from all telecommunication services between Africa and Egypt?
30.23 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Egypt?
33 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2011.
How do Africa and Egypt rank globally for total revenue from all telecommunication services?
Africa ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Total revenue from all telecommunication services (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total revenue from all telecommunication services (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,512 data points, 1965–2011
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International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.