Telecommunications investment in Algeria
Algeria: Telecommunications investment was 18.3% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Telecommunications investment in Algeria, 1965–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 18.3% for telecommunications investment in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telecommunications investment in Algeria peaked at 101.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2007.
Algeria ranks 32nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Telecommunications investment in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 39.0% | — |
| 1970 | 43.0% | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 101.5% | +135.8% |
| 1981 | 58.2% | -42.7% |
| 1982 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 52.4% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 40.7% | -22.3% |
| 1985 | 56.6% | +38.9% |
| 1986 | 54.1% | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 33.6% | -37.9% |
| 1988 | 40.6% | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 49.4% | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 56.5% | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 70.7% | +24.4% |
| 1993 | 51.7% | -26.9% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | +63.7% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 50.9% | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 39.4% | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -39.3% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +50.8% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -43.7% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.0% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 54.6% | 33.6% | 101.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 34.5% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 18.3% | 36.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More infrastructure data for Algeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.93 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1481 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telecommunications investment in Algeria?
- Telecommunications investment in Algeria was 18.3% in 2007, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
- What is the highest telecommunications investment recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 101.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest telecommunications investment recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2007.
- How does Algeria rank for telecommunications investment?
- Algeria ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2007.
- Is telecommunications investment rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as part of Telecommunications investment (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.