Fixed telephone service investment (current LCU) in Guinea
Guinea: Fixed telephone service investment (current LCU) was 8.24 billion current LCU in 1999. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone service investment in Guinea, 1995–1999
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 8.24 billion current LCU for fixed telephone service investment in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.5% on the previous year and down 71.0% over five years.
Guinea ranks 5th of 21 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Fixed telephone service investment (current LCU) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.45 billion current LCU | — |
| 1996 | 27.28 billion current LCU | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 28.25 billion current LCU | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 21.98 billion current LCU | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 8.24 billion current LCU | -62.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 8.24 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.70 billion current LCU, 4.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 8.24 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 billion current LCU, 7.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 2 Cote d'Ivoire 25.75 billion current LCU
- 3 Madagascar 24.91 billion current LCU compare
- 4 Senegal 19.00 billion current LCU
- 6 Algeria 7.77 billion current LCU compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 7.22 billion current LCU
- 8 Kenya 3.13 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.88 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9788 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54.9 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone service investment in Guinea?
- Fixed telephone service investment in Guinea was 8.24 billion current LCU in 1999, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest fixed telephone service investment recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.45 billion current LCU in 1995.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone service investment recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.24 billion current LCU in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for fixed telephone service investment?
- Guinea ranks 5th out of 21 countries with data for 1999.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Fixed telephone service investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.