Telecommunications investment in Senegal
Senegal: Telecommunications investment was 58.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Telecommunications investment in Senegal, 1982–2011
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 Senegal is 58.00 billion current LCU, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 64.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telecommunications investment in Senegal peaked at 162.00 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.21 billion current LCU, in 1984.
Senegal ranks 12th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.76 billion current LCU | 1.21 billion current LCU | 28.96 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 1990s | 23.21 billion current LCU | 7.19 billion current LCU | 54.96 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.15 billion current LCU | 48.63 billion current LCU | 125.00 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 110.00 billion current LCU | 58.00 billion current LCU | 162.00 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More infrastructure data for Senegal
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,046 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.92 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.07 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 9.99 million ton-km (2022)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10,655 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 25.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,462 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 60.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telecommunications investment in Senegal?
- Telecommunications investment in Senegal was 58.00 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 162.00 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest telecommunications investment recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 billion current LCU in 1984.
- How does Senegal rank for telecommunications investment?
- Senegal ranks 12th out of 48 countries with data for 2011.
- Is telecommunications investment rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.