Fixed telephone service investment (current LCU) by country
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Annual investment on equipment for fixed telephone service. This indicator is expressed in local currency.
What the numbers show
Fixed telephone service investment (current LCU) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 314.63 billion current LCU in Sudan; the lowest is 17.33 million current LCU in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.64 billion current LCU, and the mean is 20.04 billion current LCU.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18,159.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 73,739.9%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 99.7%).
Fixed telephone service investment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 314.63 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 73,739.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25.75 billion current LCU | 2010 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Madagascar | 24.91 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Senegal | 19.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 5 | Guinea | 8.24 billion current LCU | 1999 | — | falling |
| 6 | Algeria | 7.77 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 7.22 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Kenya | 3.13 billion current LCU | 2009 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Cape Verde | 1.93 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Zambia | 1.76 billion current LCU | 1991 | up 17,991.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Botswana | 1.64 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 2,867.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Chad | 1.32 billion current LCU | 1996 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Mauritania | 1.05 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Sao Tome and Principe | 735.00 million current LCU | 2011 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 688.61 million current LCU | 2011 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 325.24 million current LCU | 2006 | up 1,378.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Benin | 272.00 million current LCU | 2011 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 214.00 million current LCU | 2005 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Tunisia | 109.10 million current LCU | 2009 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Eritrea | 40.41 million current LCU | 2010 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 17.33 million current LCU | 2011 | down 99.7% | volatile |
About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Annual investment on equipment for fixed telephone service. This indicator is expressed in local currency.