Total annual investment in telecom (current US$) by country
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
Countries reporting
48
Highest
7.01 billion current US$
Sudan
Lowest
821,815 current US$
Guinea
Median
77.72 million current US$
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
1,246
What the numbers show
Total annual investment in telecom (current US$) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 7.01 billion current US$ in Sudan; the lowest is 821,815 current US$ in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 77.72 million current US$, and the mean is 500.57 million current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,535.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 26,305.2%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 97.3%).
Total annual investment in telecom: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 7.01 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 6,386.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 4.87 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 3,513.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 2.24 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 1.82 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Mauritius | 1.12 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 2,507.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Ghana | 906.68 million current US$ | 2011 | up 2,314.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Algeria | 878.12 million current US$ | 2007 | up 790.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Morocco | 743.39 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Kenya | 582.17 million current US$ | 2011 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Botswana | 483.38 million current US$ | 2008 | up 1,075.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Tunisia | 407.05 million current US$ | 2010 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 402.63 million current US$ | 2011 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 271.99 million current US$ | 2010 | up 216.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 264.42 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,052.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Cameroon | 211.37 million current US$ | 2006 | up 500.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 204.54 million current US$ | 2011 | up 275.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Mali | 201.00 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,033.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 147.05 million current US$ | 2000 | up 318.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Niger | 132.90 million current US$ | 2010 | up 4,135.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Senegal | 122.92 million current US$ | 2011 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Libya | 110.60 million current US$ | 1996 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Congo | 108.33 million current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 93.41 million current US$ | 2011 | up 382.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Madagascar | 82.78 million current US$ | 2011 | up 730.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Benin | 72.66 million current US$ | 2011 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritania | 71.32 million current US$ | 2011 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Cape Verde | 51.36 million current US$ | 2011 | up 342.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Namibia | 46.95 million current US$ | 2011 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Rwanda | 46.85 million current US$ | 2011 | up 179.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Togo | 46.08 million current US$ | 2010 | up 161.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Zambia | 42.47 million current US$ | 2004 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Eritrea | 34.17 million current US$ | 2008 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Mozambique | 31.08 million current US$ | 2009 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 27.07 million current US$ | 2010 | up 26,305.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 22.67 million current US$ | 1992 | up 209.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Gabon | 18.22 million current US$ | 2005 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Lesotho | 13.17 million current US$ | 2011 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Seychelles | 12.84 million current US$ | 2006 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 39 | Eswatini | 12.20 million current US$ | 2011 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.52 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,474.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Tanzania | 9.44 million current US$ | 2001 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 8.66 million current US$ | 1996 | up 3,598.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Djibouti | 8.63 million current US$ | 2009 | up 301.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Comoros | 3.86 million current US$ | 2009 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 45 | Gambia | 3.66 million current US$ | 2002 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Burundi | 2.34 million current US$ | 1998 | up 448.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Chad | 1.89 million current US$ | 1997 | up 417.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Guinea | 821,815 current US$ | 2001 | down 97.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 18.17 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 15.18 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 15.18 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 15.18 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 10.31 billion current US$
- North Africa 2.99 billion current US$
About this data
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.