Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Telecommunications investment
Telecommunications investment over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 51.70 billion current LCU against 44.08 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7.62 billion current LCU.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 13th of 48 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 873.67 million current LCU | 92.03 million current LCU | 781.63 million current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 2.09 billion current LCU | 725.12 million current LCU | 1.36 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 7.48 billion current LCU | 4.49 billion current LCU | 2.99 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 49.94 billion current LCU | 39.32 billion current LCU | 10.61 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 44.08 billion current LCU | 51.70 billion current LCU | 7.62 billion current LCU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telecommunications investment, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 51.70 billion current LCU against 44.08 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telecommunications investment between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 7.62 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for telecommunications investment?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 13th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telecommunications investment (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.