Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Telecommunications investment

Cameroon
110.52 billion current LCU
in 2006
Côte d'Ivoire
134.71 billion current LCU
in 2010
Cameroon rank
8th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
7th

Telecommunications investment over time

  • Cameroon
  • Côte d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 134.71 billion current LCU against 110.52 billion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 24.19 billion current LCU.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Cameroon ranks 8th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 7th of 48 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1960s 129.00 million current LCU 407.00 million current LCU 278.00 million current LCU Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 161.00 million current LCU 1.03 billion current LCU 874.00 million current LCU Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 545.31 million current LCU 14.18 billion current LCU 13.63 billion current LCU Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 16.48 billion current LCU 26.89 billion current LCU 10.40 billion current LCU Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 66.82 billion current LCU 94.22 billion current LCU 27.40 billion current LCU Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telecommunications investment, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 134.71 billion current LCU against 110.52 billion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2010.
What is the difference in telecommunications investment between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
24.19 billion current LCU, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
17 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2006.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for telecommunications investment?
Cameroon ranks 8th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Telecommunications investment (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,024 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.