MTN Group's staff costs as a percentage of its revenue in 2022
In 2022, MTN Group spent ZAR 12.7b paying salaries and incurring other staff costs (an 8.1% increase from 2021), amounting to about 6.1% of its total revenue (ZAR 207b). After accounting for staff costs, they still pocketed ZAR 194b - 93.9% of the revenue for the year.
South Africa sets the benchmark with the fastest average download speed (42.42 Mbps), more than double Morocco’s (19.61 Mbps).
Southern African countries dominate the top half of the ranking, with South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Lesotho, and Madagascar all featuring strongly.
Rwanda and Mauritius show East Africa’s progress, with average speeds above 30 Mbps, signalling solid digital infrastructure growth.
Wide disparities persist, with the gap between the highest (South Africa) and lowest (Morocco) averaging over 22 Mbps.