Fixed telephone service investment (current US$) in Egypt
Egypt: Fixed telephone service investment (current US$) was 116.06 million current US$ in 2011. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone service investment in Egypt, 2001–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 116.06 million current US$ for fixed telephone service investment in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.9% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone service investment in Egypt peaked at 435.01 million current US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 116.06 million current US$, in 2011.
Egypt ranks 3rd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Fixed telephone service investment (current US$) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 435.01 million current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 434.00 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 310.20 million current US$ | -28.5% |
| 2004 | 257.29 million current US$ | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 430.11 million current US$ | +67.2% |
| 2006 | 337.82 million current US$ | -21.5% |
| 2007 | 169.40 million current US$ | -49.9% |
| 2008 | 169.12 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 176.89 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 193.14 million current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 116.06 million current US$ | -39.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 116.06 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.78 million current US$, 3.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 302.21 million current US$ | 169.12 million current US$ | 435.01 million current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 154.60 million current US$ | 116.06 million current US$ | 193.14 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,272 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone service investment in Egypt?
- Fixed telephone service investment in Egypt was 116.06 million current US$ in 2011, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 435.01 million current US$ in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone service investment recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.06 million current US$ in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for fixed telephone service investment?
- Egypt ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2011.
- Is fixed telephone service investment rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 US dollars.