Telecommunications revenue (% GDP) by country
Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.
What the numbers show
Telecommunications revenue (% GDP) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 10.3% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.1% in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.8%, and the mean is 4.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 82.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 420.4%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Telecommunications revenue: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 10.3% | 2011 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Kenya | 9.9% | 2010 | up 310.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Senegal | 9.7% | 2011 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Togo | 9.4% | 2010 | up 214.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Cape Verde | 8.3% | 2011 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 6 | Liberia | 8.1% | 2007 | up 212.5% | rising |
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.7% | 2011 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.6% | 2011 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Benin | 6.3% | 2011 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Djibouti | 5.7% | 2009 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 11 | Mauritania | 5.5% | 2011 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.4% | 1997 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Comoros | 5.2% | 2009 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.2% | 2011 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Gambia | 5.2% | 2002 | up 129.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mali | 5.1% | 2011 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Niger | 4.9% | 2011 | up 420.4% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 4.7% | 2010 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Morocco | 4.6% | 2011 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Eswatini | 4.4% | 2011 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Uganda | 3.9% | 2011 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 3.9% | 2006 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Mozambique | 3.9% | 2009 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3.9% | 2011 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Seychelles | 3.8% | 2008 | down 37.2% | rising |
| 26 | Cameroon | 3.8% | 2010 | up 166.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Malawi | 3.4% | 2008 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 28 | Congo | 3.2% | 2011 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 3.2% | 2011 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan | 3.1% | 2011 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Namibia | 3.1% | 2011 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 32 | Eritrea | 3.1% | 2011 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 33 | Algeria | 3.0% | 2011 | up 312.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Egypt | 2.9% | 2011 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 2.9% | 2011 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | 2.9% | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Nigeria | 2.6% | 2011 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Rwanda | 2.6% | 2011 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Botswana | 2.5% | 2011 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 40 | Mauritius | 2.4% | 2010 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Chad | 2.3% | 2011 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Burundi | 2.2% | 2008 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Angola | 2.2% | 2005 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Tanzania | 2.0% | 2002 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 45 | Gabon | 2.0% | 2007 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 1.8% | 2010 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 47 | Lesotho | 1.8% | 2011 | down 23.2% | flat |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.1% | 2001 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 49 | Guinea | 1.0% | 2001 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 0.3% | 1997 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2011 | down 93.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.