Telecommunications investment in Malawi
Malawi: Telecommunications investment was 81.68 million current LCU in 1992. ◆ Volatile
Telecommunications investment in Malawi, 1970–1992
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 81.68 million current LCU for telecommunications investment in 1992. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.9% on the previous year and up 957.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telecommunications investment in Malawi peaked at 81.68 million current LCU in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.16 million current LCU, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 45th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.08 million current LCU | 1.16 million current LCU | 6.11 million current LCU | 6 |
| 1980s | 18.93 million current LCU | 7.72 million current LCU | 34.16 million current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | 56.93 million current LCU | 34.25 million current LCU | 81.68 million current LCU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 3,507 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0006 million ton-km (2021)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,002 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 16.14 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 784.69 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 19.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telecommunications investment in Malawi?
- Telecommunications investment in Malawi was 81.68 million current LCU in 1992, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telecommunications investment recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 81.68 million current LCU in 1992.
- What is the lowest telecommunications investment recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million current LCU in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for telecommunications investment?
- Malawi ranks 45th out of 48 countries with data for 1992.
- Is telecommunications investment rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 957.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telecommunications investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.