ECOWAS Digital Observatory
The ECOWAS Digital Observatory (ECODOB): Management and Information System for Telecommunications/ICT, used to track the development, trends, and performance of the telecommunications sector in West
Operators
Member States Focal Point
ICT Statistics
Postal Sector Statistics
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| Internet Users & Penetration (year 2021) | Mobile Subsription & Penetration (year 2021) | Fixed-Telephone Subsription & Penetration (year 2021) | |
(409,483,277) population (246,515,188 ) users 60.15% penetration |
(409,483,277) population (412,859,304 ) subscribers 100.73% penetration |
(409,483,277) population (1,493,293 ) subscribers 0.24% penetration |
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| Mobile Revenue (year 2021) | Employment (2018) Number of jobs directly supported by mobile ecosystem | International traffic into ECOWAS region (year 2021) | |
$12,240,935,165.18 ICT GDP 4.28% |
>200,000 people |
Total International Incoming Call Traffic = 5,698,870,661 mins (estimation) Total International Outgoing Call Traffic = 13,931,642,768 mins (estimation) |
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West African Population
409,483,277 |
West African Telecoms Mobile Operators 47 |
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Key Indicators Information
Telecommunications
Broadband Infrastructure
Postal Sector
West Africa ICT: Average internet penetration in West Africa
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Postal Sector: Total number of permanent post offices (year 2015)
For A Better Promotion Of
Social, Digital And Financial Inclusion Of The
Postal Sector
In
ECOWAS Region
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ICT : Fixed-Broadband Subscription
Fixed-broadband subscriptions refers to subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable
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ICT : Mobile-Cellular Telephone Subscription
Refers to the subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service and provides access to Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) using cellular technology, including number of pre-paid SIM cards active
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