Total revenue from all telecommunication services in North Africa

North Africa: Total revenue from all telecommunication services was 18.79 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
18.79 billion current US$
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
2nd
of 6 groups
All-time high
18.79 billion current US$
in 2011
All-time low
39.47 million current US$
in 1965
Years of data
38
1965–2011

Total revenue from all telecommunication services in North Africa, 1965–2011

05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B1965198820111965: 39.5M current US$1970: 65.0M current US$1976: 149.4M current US$1977: 170.0M current US$1978: 205.8M current US$1979: 237.3M current US$1980: 322.0M current US$1981: 370.8M current US$1982: 548.8M current US$1983: 636.4M current US$1984: 741.6M current US$1985: 611.2M current US$1986: 1.1B current US$1987: 1.3B current US$1988: 1.2B current US$1989: 1.9B current US$1990: 1.9B current US$1991: 1.5B current US$1992: 1.8B current US$1993: 1.5B current US$1994: 1.6B current US$1995: 1.8B current US$1996: 2.2B current US$1997: 2.1B current US$1998: 2.8B current US$1999: 3.6B current US$2000: 4.7B current US$2001: 4.9B current US$2002: 5.2B current US$2003: 6.6B current US$2004: 8.8B current US$2005: 11.2B current US$2006: 12.8B current US$2007: 15.2B current US$2008: 17.8B current US$2009: 17.6B current US$2010: 18.0B current US$2011: 18.8B current US$

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

North Africa recorded 18.79 billion current US$ for total revenue from all telecommunication services in 2011. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 282.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total revenue from all telecommunication services in North Africa peaked at 18.79 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.47 million current US$, in 1965.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39.47 million current US$ 39.47 million current US$ 39.47 million current US$ 1
1970s 165.53 million current US$ 65.04 million current US$ 237.30 million current US$ 5
1980s 869.86 million current US$ 321.99 million current US$ 1.87 billion current US$ 10
1990s 2.08 billion current US$ 1.49 billion current US$ 3.55 billion current US$ 10
2000s 10.48 billion current US$ 4.65 billion current US$ 17.76 billion current US$ 10
2010s 18.38 billion current US$ 17.98 billion current US$ 18.79 billion current US$ 2

Countries ranked near North Africa

  1. 2 Egypt 6.68 billion current US$ compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 6.46 billion current US$ compare
  3. 4 Algeria 5.70 billion current US$ compare
  4. 5 Morocco 4.60 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total revenue from all telecommunication services in North Africa?
Total revenue from all telecommunication services in North Africa was 18.79 billion current US$ in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
What is the highest total revenue from all telecommunication services recorded in North Africa?
The highest recorded value was 18.79 billion current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest total revenue from all telecommunication services recorded in North Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 39.47 million current US$ in 1965.
How does North Africa rank for total revenue from all telecommunication services?
North Africa ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
Is total revenue from all telecommunication services rising or falling in North Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 282.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Africa data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as part of Total revenue from all telecommunication services (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total revenue from all telecommunication services (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,512 data points, 1965–2011
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International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.