Mobile communication investment in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mobile communication investment was 149.43 million current US$ in 2009. ▲ Rising
Latest (2009)
149.43 million current US$
Change on year
up 19.4%
World rank
8th
of 17 countries
All-time high
149.43 million current US$
in 2009
All-time low
79.64 million current US$
in 2003
Years of data
5
2003–2009
Mobile communication investment in Cameroon, 2003–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile communication investment in Cameroon is 149.43 million current US$, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Mobile communication investment in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79.64 million current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 88.73 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 110.44 million current US$ | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 125.17 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 149.43 million current US$ | +19.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 149.43 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.12 million current US$, 1.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 149.43 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 116.04 million current US$, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 5 South Africa 360.32 million current US$
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 217.30 million current US$ compare
- 7 Tunisia 161.60 million current US$ compare
- 9 Senegal 82.65 million current US$ compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 78.12 million current US$ compare
- 11 Benin 72.09 million current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Cameroon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,547 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile communication investment in Cameroon?
- Mobile communication investment in Cameroon was 149.43 million current US$ in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest mobile communication investment recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 149.43 million current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest mobile communication investment recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.64 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Cameroon rank for mobile communication investment?
- Cameroon ranks 8th out of 17 countries with data for 2009.
- Is mobile communication investment rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Mobile communication investment (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Annual investment on equipment for mobile communication networks. Data is in US dollar.