Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total revenue from all telecommunication services

Egypt
6.68 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
18.12 billion current US$
in 2011
Egypt rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Total revenue from all telecommunication services over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 18.12 billion current US$ against 6.68 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 11.44 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.7 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 72.08 million current US$ 2.72 billion current US$ 2.64 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 390.87 million current US$ 2.55 billion current US$ 2.16 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 836.12 million current US$ 6.90 billion current US$ 6.07 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 3.86 billion current US$ 21.46 billion current US$ 17.60 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 6.82 billion current US$ 28.69 billion current US$ 21.87 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total revenue from all telecommunication services, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 18.12 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 Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
11.44 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total revenue from all telecommunication services?
Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Total revenue from all telecommunication services (current US$). 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.