Telecommunications investment in Seychelles
Seychelles: Telecommunications investment was 20.3% in 2006. ▼ Falling
Telecommunications investment in Seychelles, 1990–2006
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 20.3% for telecommunications investment in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telecommunications investment in Seychelles peaked at 37.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 31st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Telecommunications investment in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.6% | — |
| 1991 | 24.6% | -34.6% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 28.5% | +18.6% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | -55.9% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | +141.6% |
| 1996 | 25.9% | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | -47.8% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -39.4% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +106.3% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 12.6% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 10.3% | 24.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More infrastructure data for Seychelles
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 163,827 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16,166 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.4 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1332 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 16,166 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telecommunications investment in Seychelles?
- Telecommunications investment in Seychelles was 20.3% in 2006, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.
- What is the highest telecommunications investment recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest telecommunications investment recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for telecommunications investment?
- Seychelles ranks 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2006.
- Is telecommunications investment rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.