Total revenue from all telecommunication services (current US$) by country
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
Countries reporting
52
Highest
16.94 billion current US$
South Africa
Lowest
2.24 million current US$
Sierra Leone
Median
241.49 million current US$
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
1,512
What the numbers show
Total revenue from all telecommunication services (current US$) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 16.94 billion current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 2.24 million current US$ in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 241.49 million current US$, and the mean is 1.18 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,561.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 1,509.7%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 65.2%).
Total revenue from all telecommunication services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 16.94 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Egypt | 6.68 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 156.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 6.46 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 809.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Algeria | 5.70 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,311.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 4.60 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 239.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 3.19 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 939.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Sudan | 2.01 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,122.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Tunisia | 1.81 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 247.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.58 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 320.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Senegal | 1.38 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 537.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Ghana | 1.13 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 786.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 851.22 million current US$ | 2010 | up 542.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 815.77 million current US$ | 2011 | up 345.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Angola | 620.51 million current US$ | 2005 | up 435.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Uganda | 609.32 million current US$ | 2011 | up 193.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 557.40 million current US$ | 2011 | up 693.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 489.29 million current US$ | 2010 | up 457.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Congo | 462.07 million current US$ | 2011 | up 272.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Benin | 461.69 million current US$ | 2011 | up 483.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Botswana | 438.80 million current US$ | 2011 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Namibia | 390.38 million current US$ | 2011 | up 227.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Mozambique | 378.65 million current US$ | 2009 | up 301.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Madagascar | 313.58 million current US$ | 2011 | up 194.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Togo | 300.92 million current US$ | 2010 | up 674.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Niger | 295.74 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,509.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Chad | 247.95 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,062.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Libya | 235.03 million current US$ | 1996 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 28 | Mauritius | 234.24 million current US$ | 2010 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Mauritania | 232.80 million current US$ | 2011 | up 478.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 228.79 million current US$ | 2006 | up 446.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Gabon | 225.82 million current US$ | 2007 | up 203.1% | rising |
| 32 | Tanzania | 221.40 million current US$ | 2002 | up 259.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Eswatini | 178.82 million current US$ | 2011 | up 383.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Rwanda | 165.01 million current US$ | 2011 | up 284.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 161.80 million current US$ | 2000 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 36 | Cape Verde | 158.69 million current US$ | 2011 | up 281.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 145.88 million current US$ | 2008 | up 345.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Eritrea | 80.29 million current US$ | 2011 | up 338.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 63.58 million current US$ | 2011 | up 521.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Djibouti | 60.24 million current US$ | 2009 | up 202.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Liberia | 60.09 million current US$ | 2007 | up 680.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Lesotho | 43.48 million current US$ | 2011 | up 163.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Seychelles | 37.00 million current US$ | 2008 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Burundi | 36.30 million current US$ | 2008 | up 220.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Gambia | 29.84 million current US$ | 2002 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Guinea | 28.53 million current US$ | 2001 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 47 | Comoros | 27.93 million current US$ | 2009 | up 401.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | 24.09 million current US$ | 2011 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.83 million current US$ | 2001 | up 233.4% | rising |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.60 million current US$ | 2011 | up 228.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.52 million current US$ | 1997 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 2.24 million current US$ | 1997 | up 42.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 36.91 billion current US$
- North Africa 18.79 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 18.12 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 18.12 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 18.12 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 11.66 billion current US$
About this data
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.