Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total revenue from all telecommunication services

Kenya
3.19 billion current US$
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
18.12 billion current US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Total revenue from all telecommunication services over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B196519882011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 18.12 billion current US$ against 3.19 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 14.93 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.7 times Kenya's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 52 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 66.04 million current US$ 2.72 billion current US$ 2.65 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 118.35 million current US$ 2.78 billion current US$ 2.67 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 275.83 million current US$ 6.90 billion current US$ 6.62 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 994.74 million current US$ 21.46 billion current US$ 20.46 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 3.19 billion current US$ 39.26 billion current US$ 36.08 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total revenue from all telecommunication services, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 18.12 billion current US$ against 3.19 billion current US$ in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in total revenue from all telecommunication services between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14.93 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2010.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total revenue from all telecommunication services?
Kenya ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Total revenue from all telecommunication services (current US$). 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.