Telecommunications investment in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Telecommunications investment was 7.97 billion current LCU in 1996. ◆ Volatile
Telecommunications investment in Sierra Leone, 1965–1996
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 7.97 billion current LCU for telecommunications investment in 1996. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.5% on the previous year and up 935,581.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telecommunications investment in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.97 billion current LCU in 1996 and was at its lowest, 852,000 current LCU, in 1985.
That places Sierra Leone 27th out of 48 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 million current LCU | 1.33 million current LCU | 1.33 million current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 27.77 million current LCU | 852,000 current LCU | 54.69 million current LCU | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.68 billion current LCU | 16.65 million current LCU | 7.97 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More infrastructure data for Sierra Leone
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0033 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 50,193 (2012)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2012)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,145 (2012)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 160 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 19,331 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 25.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telecommunications investment in Sierra Leone?
- Telecommunications investment in Sierra Leone was 7.97 billion current LCU in 1996, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telecommunications investment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.97 billion current LCU in 1996.
- What is the lowest telecommunications investment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 852,000 current LCU in 1985.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for telecommunications investment?
- Sierra Leone ranks 27th out of 48 countries with data for 1996.
- Is telecommunications investment rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 935,581.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.