Kenya vs Niger: Telecommunications investment
Telecommunications investment over time
- Kenya
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 65.82 billion current LCU against 51.70 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 14.12 billion current LCU.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 13th and Niger ranks 10th of 48 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.10 million current LCU | 647,000 current LCU | 77.45 million current LCU | Kenya |
| 1980s | 721.45 million current LCU | 1.25 billion current LCU | 531.90 million current LCU | Niger |
| 1990s | 4.59 billion current LCU | 1.29 billion current LCU | 3.30 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2000s | 43.07 billion current LCU | 25.13 billion current LCU | 17.94 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2010s | 56.43 billion current LCU | 65.82 billion current LCU | 9.39 billion current LCU | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telecommunications investment, Kenya or Niger?
- Niger, at 65.82 billion current LCU against 51.70 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2010.
- What is the difference in telecommunications investment between Kenya and Niger?
- 14.12 billion current LCU, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Niger?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2010.
- How do Kenya and Niger rank globally for telecommunications investment?
- Kenya ranks 13th and Niger ranks 10th 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.