Armenia's telecom revenue rose 7.6 per cent to AMD 112 billion by August

Revenue from telecommunications in Armenia was AMD 112.05 billion in January to August 2026, up 7.6 per cent on the same period of 2025 in comparable prices, the Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armstat) said.

Revenue from telecommunications and from TV and radio production and broadcasting together totalled AMD 119.76 billion, up 7.2 per cent on the same period of 2025 in comparable prices. TV programme production and broadcasting brought in AMD 6.56 billion, up 1.8 per cent, and radio AMD 1.15 billion, down 1.0 per cent, the same table shows. ARKA reported the figures on 8 October.

At the rate of 361.97 drams to the dollar that ARKA used, telecommunications revenue for the eight months equals about $310 million, and the combined sector total of AMD 119.76 billion about $331 million, by Corridor Signal's calculation. The series covers the classification codes for radio programming (60.1), television programming (60.2) and telecommunications (61), as the 2025 report lays them out. It gives no figures for individual operators, subscribers or tariffs, so it cannot be used to attribute the growth to any one company.

Month by month

Armstat's monthly series for the combined sector shows faster growth in the second quarter and July than in the first quarter. Cumulative growth rose from 5.7 per cent for January to June, when revenue was AMD 87.40 billion, to 7.2 per cent for January to August. January had the slowest growth of the eight months, at 2.8 per cent, on revenue of AMD 13.77 billion. All rates below compare each period with the same period of 2025 in comparable prices.

• First quarter: AMD 42.23 billion, up 4.0 per cent.
• Second quarter: AMD 45.17 billion, up 7.2 per cent, with June up 9.1 per cent.
• July: AMD 16.75 billion, up 16.0 per cent and 6.8 per cent above June.
• August: AMD 15.61 billion, up 7.2 per cent and 6.8 per cent below July.

July's AMD 16.75 billion is the highest monthly total in Armstat's 2025 and 2026 series. The 2025 peak was December, at AMD 15.70 billion, Armstat's report for January to December 2025 says. Last year showed no comparable summer jump. In comparable prices, July 2025 revenue was 0.5 per cent above June and August 2025 was 0.9 per cent above July, the same report shows.

Armstat's growth rates are in comparable prices. Using the nominal monthly totals in the 2026 and 2025 reports, Corridor Signal calculates nominal growth of 7.0 per cent for January to August, from AMD 111.92 billion to AMD 119.76 billion. The gap to Armstat's 7.2 per cent is 0.2 percentage points. The calculation assumes that the 2025 monthly figures have not been revised since they were published.

What the sector is made of

Armstat's latest breakdown by service is for 2025. Sector revenue that year was AMD 171.55 billion, up 2.7 per cent in comparable prices, of which telecommunications was AMD 159.35 billion, up 3.1 per cent, the January to December 2025 report shows. Growth in the first eight months of 2026 is running well above the rate for 2025 as a whole. The 2025 revenue by service was as follows, with changes in comparable prices.

• Internet access: AMD 85.02 billion, up 4.4 per cent, or 49.5 per cent of sector revenue.
• Mobile telephony: AMD 42.65 billion, up 3.7 per cent, or 24.8 per cent of sector revenue.
• Other telecommunications services: AMD 18.49 billion, up 0.8 per cent.
• Cable television systems: AMD 8.26 billion, down 0.4 per cent.
• Wired telephony: AMD 4.92 billion, down 8.1 per cent.

The January to August release carries no split by service. Armstat's table therefore does not show whether internet access, mobile services or other services drove the July increase, and it gives no reason for the jump. Armstat publishes the socio-economic report each month, its publications catalogue says, and the January to September edition will show whether July proves to be a one-off.