Capital expenditure in Africa's telecom sector 2007-2019
Telecommunication companies in Africa spent some 10.2 billion U.S. dollars with capital expenditure (CAPEX) in 2019. The value increased from 9.6 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. Expenses with fixed assets fluctuated slightly in recent years. However, they increased strongly in comparison to 2007. That year, CAPEX in the telecom sector was measured at five billion U.S. dollars.