Telecommunications revenue (% GDP) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Telecommunications revenue (% GDP) was 5.7% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Telecommunications revenue in Djibouti, 1985–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 5.7% for telecommunications revenue in 2009. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telecommunications revenue in Djibouti peaked at 5.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1985.
Djibouti ranks 10th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Telecommunications revenue (% GDP) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.9% | — |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +97.0% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +26.0% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +5.7% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 5.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 5.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.9%, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Telecommunications revenue (% GDP) in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +97.0% | 1.9% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 4.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 6.7% compare
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 6.6% compare
- 9 Benin 6.3% compare
- 11 Mauritania 5.5% compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 5.4% compare
- 13 Comoros 5.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Djibouti
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 558,607 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 48.45 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28,673 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0249 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 28,673 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.4845 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telecommunications revenue in Djibouti?
- Telecommunications revenue in Djibouti was 5.7% in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telecommunications revenue recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest telecommunications revenue recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1985.
- How does Djibouti rank for telecommunications revenue?
- Djibouti ranks 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is telecommunications revenue rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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 revenue (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Telecommunications revenue is the revenue from the provision of telecommunications services such as fixed-line, mobile, and data.