Revenue from fixed telephone service in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Revenue from fixed telephone service was 1.68 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Revenue from fixed telephone service in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1980–2011
Source: "International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. ". Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 1.68 billion current US$ for revenue from fixed telephone service in 2011.
That represents a change of down 30.2% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from fixed telephone service in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 6.30 billion current US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.05 billion current US$, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Revenue from fixed telephone service in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.05 billion current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 1.53 billion current US$ | +45.7% |
| 1982 | 1.61 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 1.93 billion current US$ | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 1.59 billion current US$ | -17.6% |
| 1985 | 1.57 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.60 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.24 billion current US$ | +39.7% |
| 1988 | 2.71 billion current US$ | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 2.68 billion current US$ | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.41 billion current US$ | +27.1% |
| 1991 | 3.71 billion current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 4.06 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 3.75 billion current US$ | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 4.13 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 4.84 billion current US$ | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 5.13 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 5.88 billion current US$ | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 5.49 billion current US$ | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 5.33 billion current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 5.22 billion current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.82 billion current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 4.30 billion current US$ | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 5.19 billion current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 6.30 billion current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 6.30 billion current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.91 billion current US$ | -69.7% |
| 2007 | 2.01 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.32 billion current US$ | +65.0% |
| 2009 | 2.86 billion current US$ | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 2.41 billion current US$ | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 1.68 billion current US$ | -30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.85 billion current US$ | 1.05 billion current US$ | 2.71 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.57 billion current US$ | 3.41 billion current US$ | 5.88 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 billion current US$ | 1.91 billion current US$ | 6.30 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 billion current US$ | 1.68 billion current US$ | 2.41 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,007 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.8802 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2023 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile phone subscribers 539.26 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 13.97 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 553.23 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 14.65 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from fixed telephone service in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Revenue from fixed telephone service in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.68 billion current US$ in 2011, according to "International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. ".
- What is the highest revenue from fixed telephone service recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.30 billion current US$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest revenue from fixed telephone service recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 billion current US$ in 1980.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for revenue from fixed telephone service?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is revenue from fixed telephone service rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from "International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. ", published as part of Revenue from fixed telephone service (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. Revenue received from fixed telephone connection, subscription and calls. This indicator is expressed in US dollars.