Middle East and North Africa

Algeria had an estimated population of 40.0mn people and 45.4mn mobile subscriptions at the end of 2015, giving a mobile penetration of 113% - the second lowest level of penetration of the six North African countries, only higher than Egypt (101%). Around 90% of subscribers in Algeria have a pre-paid account, which ranks second lowest amongst the North African countries.

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Leaders from Helios Towers Africa, American Tower, Eaton Towers and Towershare keynoted the TowerXchange Meetup Africa & Middle East 2015

Industry created only 20 years ago now owns over 60% of the world’s towers, valued at over US$250bn

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is the largest country in the Middle East and 12th largest in the world by land area. The economy is largely oil based, with oil providing 45% of GDP and 90% of export earnings; KSA holds 16% of the world’s proven petroleum reserves. Recent reductions in the oil price are therefore limiting economic growth and hence potentially constraining growth for mobile operators. Efforts to diversify the economy in areas such as downstream petrochemicals and mining are in progress[1] and may help to offset this to some extent. The population of KSA has grown annually at an average of 2.4% over the past five years to the current estimate of 30.9m people of whom 57% are under 30 years old. KSA has the joint lowest population density in the Middle East region with 14 people per km2 compared to the regional average of 136 people per km2.

Newest bidder for International telecom infrastructure is also one of the oldest players!