- Subscriptions to Telecom Services
ICTs are experiencing increasing penetration in Côte d'Ivoire. They are used in all sectors of activity, including finance, commerce, education, agriculture, health, culture, and public administration. Thus, as of December 31, 2022, the number of mobile telephony subscriptions exceeded 49 million, over 25 million for mobile internet, and 24 million for mobile money.
Evolution of the number of subscriptions to telecommunications services
|
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Mobile telephony |
25,407,610 |
27,451,250 |
31,747,233 |
33,807,850 |
37,376,603 |
40,095,246 |
44,561,505 |
49,006,419 |
|
Mobile internet |
8,602,170 |
10,360,734 |
13,095,386 |
15,442,012 |
17,021,159 |
19,651,407 |
21,806,047 |
25,732,691 |
|
Mobile money |
6,006,329 |
7,459,586 |
9,798,553 |
13,441,990 |
17,521,108 |
20,365,136 |
21,846,857 |
24,743,441 |
|
Fixed telephony |
277,248 |
289,108 |
305,562 |
302,398 |
271,724 |
264,073 |
265,513 |
263,308 |
|
Fixed internet |
109,707 |
136,380 |
142,825 |
175,918 |
216,723 |
260,097 |
335,041 |
385,647 |
Source: ARTCI
- Generated Revenues
The operation of telecommunications activities by operators and service providers continues to generate significant financial resources. For the fiscal year 2022, the total revenue generated was approximately 1,164 billion CFA francs, of which more than 985 billion CFA francs came from mobile services alone (about 85% of total global revenues).
Evolution of the telecommunications sector's revenue
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
|
Total revenue (Billion CFA francs) |
864.2 |
955.3 |
1,065.9 |
998.7 |
979.3 |
1,050.9 |
1,124.1 |
1,164.4 |
|
Mobile telephony (Billion CFA francs) |
823.4 |
872.3 |
928.6 |
920.8 |
827.7 |
902.2 |
975 |
985.8 |
|
Other services (Billion CFA francs) |
40.8 |
83 |
137.3 |
77.9 |
151.6 |
148.7 |
192.8 |
178.6 |
Source: ARTCI