Telecommunications investment (% of revenue) by country
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
What the numbers show
Telecommunications investment (% of revenue) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 348.1% in Sudan; the lowest is 2.9% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.4%, and the mean is 45.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 121.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 4,507.1%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 98.5%).
Telecommunications investment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 348.1% | 2011 | up 430.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Mauritius | 332.6% | 2008 | up 827.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Botswana | 122.2% | 2008 | up 171.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 88.6% | 2006 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Ghana | 80.4% | 2011 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Nigeria | 75.5% | 2011 | up 297.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Eritrea | 70.0% | 2008 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.4% | 2011 | up 378.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 56.5% | 2005 | up 343.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 56.2% | 1996 | up 1,183.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Malawi | 52.4% | 1992 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 12 | Libya | 47.1% | 1996 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 46.3% | 2010 | up 4,507.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 42.4% | 2010 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Cameroon | 37.4% | 2006 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 36.1% | 2011 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 17 | Egypt | 33.6% | 2011 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Uganda | 33.6% | 2011 | up 28.0% | flat |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 32.4% | 2011 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 20 | Mauritania | 30.6% | 2011 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Lesotho | 30.3% | 2011 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Zambia | 29.3% | 2004 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Rwanda | 28.4% | 2011 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Madagascar | 26.4% | 2011 | up 182.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Congo | 23.4% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Tunisia | 22.9% | 2010 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 27 | Kenya | 22.3% | 2010 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 21.4% | 2006 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Chad | 21.3% | 1997 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Burundi | 20.7% | 1998 | up 310.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Seychelles | 20.3% | 2006 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 32 | Algeria | 18.3% | 2007 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.6% | 2010 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Morocco | 16.2% | 2011 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Benin | 15.7% | 2011 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 15.3% | 2010 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Djibouti | 14.3% | 2009 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Comoros | 13.8% | 2009 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Gabon | 12.4% | 2005 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Gambia | 12.3% | 2002 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Namibia | 12.0% | 2011 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 10.7% | 2010 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 8.9% | 2011 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Mozambique | 8.2% | 2009 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Eswatini | 6.8% | 2011 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.3% | 2001 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea | 2.9% | 2001 | down 98.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.