Thursday, February 2 2017 17:28
Alina Hovhannisyan

In 2016 revenues of communication sector of Armenia dropped by 9.5% versus 6.3% in 2015

In 2016 revenues of communication sector of Armenia dropped by 9.5%  versus 6.3% in 2015

ArmInfo. In 2016, the  revenues of the communication sector of Armenia amounted to 152bln  AMD (down 9.5% versus 6.3% in 2015). According to the National  Statistical Service of Armenia, telecommunications secured 94.2% of  the total revenues, or 143bln AMD (down 21.5% versus 6.7% in 2015).  

The source says that in Dec 2016 the total revenues of the  communication sector grew by 6.1% to 12.8bln AMD. Telecommunications  secured 11.3bln AMD (growth by 0.8%). As compared to Dec 2015, the  revenues of communication fell by 17.9% (21.5% decline in  telecommunications). 

For comparison, in Jan-Dec 2015 the revenues of  the communication sector of Armenia totaled 169.4bln AMD, with the  share of telecommunications being 160.2 bln AMD.