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Revenue from mobile communication (current LCU) by country

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Revenues from the provision of all types of mobile communications services such cellular, private trunked radio and radio paging. This indicator is expressed in loc

Countries reporting
53
Highest
1.43 trillion current LCU
Uganda
Lowest
0 current LCU
Guinea-Bissau
Median
28.81 billion current LCU
Years covered
52
1960–2011
Data points
1,683

What the numbers show

Revenue from mobile communication (current LCU) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 1.43 trillion current LCU in Uganda; the lowest is 0 current LCU in Guinea-Bissau.

The median across all reporting countries is 28.81 billion current LCU, and the mean is 142.76 billion current LCU.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 796,870.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 97.8%).

Revenue from mobile communication: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uganda 1.43 trillion current LCU 2010 up 1,654.7% volatile
2 Nigeria 961.99 billion current LCU 2011 up 3,737.7% volatile
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 727.34 billion current LCU 2011 up 910.2% volatile
4 Cote d'Ivoire 597.31 billion current LCU 2011 up 365.1% volatile
5 Madagascar 476.83 billion current LCU 2011 up 77.6% volatile
6 Senegal 366.00 billion current LCU 2011 up 987.0% volatile
7 Cameroon 353.03 billion current LCU 2010 up 578.9% volatile
8 Algeria 250.89 billion current LCU 2011 up 7,596.1% volatile
9 Mali 236.60 billion current LCU 2011 up 4,080.2% volatile
10 Congo 217.91 billion current LCU 2011 — volatile
11 Sao Tome and Principe 214.01 billion current LCU 2011 — volatile
12 Tanzania 198.00 billion current LCU 2003 — volatile
13 Benin 187.12 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,104.1% volatile
14 Sudan 179.78 billion current LCU 2006 — volatile
15 Niger 125.66 billion current LCU 2011 up 28,787.4% volatile
16 Kenya 116.64 billion current LCU 2011 up 666.7% volatile
17 Chad 109.66 billion current LCU 2010 — volatile
18 Burundi 102.88 billion current LCU 2010 up 3,085.1% volatile
19 Togo 96.34 billion current LCU 2010 up 18,187.4% volatile
20 South Africa 90.56 billion current LCU 2009 up 484.3% volatile
21 Rwanda 79.86 billion current LCU 2011 up 610.5% volatile
22 Burkina Faso 69.20 billion current LCU 2006 — volatile
23 Zambia 64.61 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,200.2% volatile
24 Mauritania 59.71 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,460.3% volatile
25 Angola 44.57 billion current LCU 2005 up 796,870.0% volatile
26 Guinea 36.21 billion current LCU 2001 — volatile
27 Central African Republic 28.81 billion current LCU 2011 up 11,424.9% volatile
28 Morocco 28.10 billion current LCU 2011 up 423.2% volatile
29 Gabon 26.32 billion current LCU 2006 — volatile
30 Egypt 26.03 billion current LCU 2011 up 516.7% volatile
31 Malawi 14.76 billion current LCU 2008 up 1,421.7% volatile
32 Mozambique 10.41 billion current LCU 2009 down 93.6% volatile
33 Cape Verde 5.52 billion current LCU 2011 up 458.1% volatile
34 Mauritius 4.70 billion current LCU 2011 up 361.3% volatile
35 Ethiopia 4.52 billion current LCU 2010 up 6,558.4% volatile
36 Liberia 3.68 billion current LCU 2007 — volatile
37 Djibouti 2.87 billion current LCU 2009 — volatile
38 Comoros 2.68 billion current LCU 2009 — volatile
39 Botswana 2.50 billion current LCU 2011 up 486.9% volatile
40 Tunisia 1.52 billion current LCU 2009 up 2,359.3% volatile
41 Namibia 1.46 billion current LCU 2011 up 455.9% volatile
42 Ghana 1.45 billion current LCU 2011 down 97.8% volatile
43 Libya 880.13 million current LCU 2006 — volatile
44 Eswatini 865.89 million current LCU 2011 up 448.0% volatile
45 Eritrea 804.81 million current LCU 2011 — volatile
46 Zimbabwe 756.00 million current LCU 2011 down 93.0% volatile
47 Gambia 407.00 million current LCU 2003 up 16,704.3% volatile
48 Lesotho 211.02 million current LCU 2011 up 210.3% volatile
49 Seychelles 11.84 million current LCU 1996 — volatile
50 Equatorial Guinea 1.80 million current LCU 1998 — volatile
51 Somalia 0 current LCU 1998 — flat
51 Sierra Leone 0 current LCU 1998 — flat
51 Guinea-Bissau 0 current LCU 1998 — flat

About this data

Indicator
Revenue from mobile communication (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
"International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. "
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,683 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Revenues from the provision of all types of mobile communications services such cellular, private trunked radio and radio paging. This indicator is expressed in loc