Telecommunications investment in Mauritania
Mauritania: Telecommunications investment was 20.05 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Telecommunications investment in Mauritania, 1983–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for telecommunications investment in Mauritania is 20.05 billion current LCU, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.4% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telecommunications investment in Mauritania peaked at 25.85 billion current LCU in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.00 million current LCU, in 1983.
Mauritania ranks 20th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 506.73 million current LCU | 16.00 million current LCU | 997.47 million current LCU | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.00 billion current LCU | 122.24 million current LCU | 2.39 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.67 billion current LCU | 8.10 billion current LCU | 25.85 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.94 billion current LCU | 11.83 billion current LCU | 20.05 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More infrastructure data for Mauritania
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3095 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,997 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 328,992 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4,365 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 82.04 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 45.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telecommunications investment in Mauritania?
- Telecommunications investment in Mauritania was 20.05 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telecommunications investment recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.85 billion current LCU in 2007.
- What is the lowest telecommunications investment recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.00 million current LCU in 1983.
- How does Mauritania rank for telecommunications investment?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 48 countries with data for 2011.
- Is telecommunications investment rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.