Revenue from mobile communication (current US$) by country
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Revenues from the provision of all types of mobile communications services such cellular, private trunked radio and radio paging. This indicator is expressed in US
Countries reporting
53
Highest
10.69 billion current US$
South Africa
Lowest
0 current US$
Guinea-Bissau
Median
200.79 million current US$
Years covered
52
1960–2011
Data points
1,859
What the numbers show
Revenue from mobile communication (current US$) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 10.69 billion current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 200.79 million current US$, and the mean is 811.68 million current US$.
Revenue from mobile communication: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 10.69 billion current US$ | 2009 | up 321.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 6.25 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 2,673.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 4.39 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 312.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Morocco | 3.47 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 630.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Algeria | 3.44 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 8,047.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 1.31 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 578.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.27 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 622.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Tunisia | 1.13 billion current US$ | 2009 | up 2,067.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Ghana | 959.53 million current US$ | 2011 | up 10,180.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Sudan | 827.73 million current US$ | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 791.02 million current US$ | 2011 | up 345.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Senegal | 775.64 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,588.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Cameroon | 712.78 million current US$ | 2010 | up 875.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Libya | 669.81 million current US$ | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Uganda | 658.64 million current US$ | 2010 | up 1,225.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Angola | 511.42 million current US$ | 2005 | up 1,994.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Mali | 501.41 million current US$ | 2011 | up 6,393.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Congo | 461.81 million current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Benin | 396.54 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,770.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 378.43 million current US$ | 2009 | up 2,939.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Botswana | 365.60 million current US$ | 2011 | up 401.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 313.84 million current US$ | 2010 | up 3,698.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Niger | 266.30 million current US$ | 2011 | up 44,776.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Madagascar | 235.46 million current US$ | 2011 | up 477.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Chad | 221.42 million current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritania | 212.41 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,318.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Namibia | 200.79 million current US$ | 2011 | up 559.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Togo | 194.51 million current US$ | 2010 | up 21,683.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Tanzania | 190.67 million current US$ | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Mauritius | 163.76 million current US$ | 2011 | up 368.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Rwanda | 133.03 million current US$ | 2011 | up 424.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 132.34 million current US$ | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Eswatini | 119.25 million current US$ | 2011 | up 549.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 105.04 million current US$ | 2008 | up 544.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Burundi | 90.38 million current US$ | 2010 | up 1,916.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 75.48 million current US$ | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 69.61 million current US$ | 2011 | up 767.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 61.06 million current US$ | 2011 | up 17,803.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Liberia | 60.00 million current US$ | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Eritrea | 52.35 million current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Gabon | 50.34 million current US$ | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Lesotho | 29.06 million current US$ | 2011 | up 268.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea | 18.57 million current US$ | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Djibouti | 16.18 million current US$ | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Gambia | 14.90 million current US$ | 2003 | up 5,517.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Zambia | 13.29 million current US$ | 2011 | up 865.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.14 million current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Comoros | 7.57 million current US$ | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Seychelles | 2.38 million current US$ | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,051 current US$ | 1998 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Somalia | 0 current US$ | 1998 | — | flat |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 0 current US$ | 1998 | — | flat |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 current US$ | 1998 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 25.95 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 14.65 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 14.65 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 14.65 billion current US$
- North Africa 11.30 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 8.40 billion current US$
About this data
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 US