Telecommunications investment in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Telecommunications investment was 7.97 billion current LCU in 1996. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1996)
7.97 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 78.5%
World rank
27th
of 48 countries
All-time high
7.97 billion current LCU
in 1996
All-time low
852,000 current LCU
in 1985
Years of data
9
1965–1996

Telecommunications investment in Sierra Leone, 1965–1996

02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1965198019961965: 1.3M current LCU1985: 852.0k current LCU1988: 54.7M current LCU1990: 16.7M current LCU1992: 1.7B current LCU1993: 664.4M current LCU1994: 1.2B current LCU1995: 4.5B current LCU1996: 8.0B current LCU

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 South Africa 13.31 billion current LCU compare
  2. 25 Gabon 9.61 billion current LCU compare
  3. 26 Tanzania 8.27 billion current LCU compare
  4. 28 Morocco 6.01 billion current LCU compare
  5. 29 Ethiopia 4.47 billion current LCU compare
  6. 30 Cape Verde 4.07 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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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

Indicator
Telecommunications investment (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,024 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.