Revenue from fixed telephone service (current US$) by country
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Revenue received from fixed telephone connection, subscription and calls. This indicator is expressed in US dollars.
What the numbers show
Revenue from fixed telephone service (current US$) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 3.63 billion current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 4,000 current US$ in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.57 million current US$, and the mean is 221.22 million current US$.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 1,344.0%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 98.1%).
Revenue from fixed telephone service: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3.63 billion current US$ | 2005 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 2 | Morocco | 986.43 million current US$ | 2011 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 891.17 million current US$ | 2011 | up 233.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Egypt | 798.47 million current US$ | 2011 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 5 | Kenya | 646.40 million current US$ | 2009 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Senegal | 606.10 million current US$ | 2011 | up 254.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 318.28 million current US$ | 2011 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 8 | Tunisia | 228.96 million current US$ | 2009 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique | 216.49 million current US$ | 2009 | up 212.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Nigeria | 203.94 million current US$ | 2011 | — | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 183.15 million current US$ | 2010 | up 698.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 175.45 million current US$ | 2010 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 166.14 million current US$ | 2005 | up 1,344.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Cameroon | 138.43 million current US$ | 2010 | up 181.6% | rising |
| 15 | Botswana | 136.22 million current US$ | 2008 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania | 111.73 million current US$ | 2002 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 17 | Angola | 109.09 million current US$ | 2005 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 18 | Togo | 106.41 million current US$ | 2010 | up 220.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 96.45 million current US$ | 2006 | up 271.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Ghana | 86.70 million current US$ | 2011 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 86.09 million current US$ | 2000 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 22 | Namibia | 76.95 million current US$ | 2011 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 74.66 million current US$ | 2011 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Benin | 65.15 million current US$ | 2011 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 25 | Mali | 55.99 million current US$ | 2011 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 26 | Eswatini | 49.42 million current US$ | 2011 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritius | 44.34 million current US$ | 2010 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Malawi | 40.85 million current US$ | 2008 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 29 | Madagascar | 39.59 million current US$ | 2011 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 30 | Gabon | 32.08 million current US$ | 2009 | down 56.1% | rising |
| 31 | Niger | 29.44 million current US$ | 2011 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 32 | Gambia | 28.92 million current US$ | 2002 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Seychelles | 28.44 million current US$ | 1996 | up 376.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Eritrea | 26.70 million current US$ | 2011 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 35 | Djibouti | 22.34 million current US$ | 2009 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 36 | Mauritania | 19.84 million current US$ | 2011 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 15.35 million current US$ | 1996 | up 473.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Lesotho | 14.42 million current US$ | 2011 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 39 | Burundi | 13.86 million current US$ | 2010 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 40 | Chad | 8.41 million current US$ | 2011 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Guinea | 4.88 million current US$ | 2001 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.33 million current US$ | 2011 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 43 | Zambia | 1.29 million current US$ | 2011 | down 98.1% | rising |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 1.07 million current US$ | 2011 | down 89.2% | falling |
| 45 | Rwanda | 792,328 current US$ | 2011 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 378,313 current US$ | 2011 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Congo | 254,309 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Somalia | 4,000 current US$ | 2003 | down 10.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 4.36 billion current US$
- North Africa 2.68 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.68 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.68 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 1.68 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 1.48 billion current US$
About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Revenue received from fixed telephone connection, subscription and calls. This indicator is expressed in US dollars.