Mobile cellular monthly subscription in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Mobile cellular monthly subscription was 0 current US$ in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular monthly subscription in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0 current US$ for mobile cellular monthly subscription in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular monthly subscription in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 18.26 current US$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1960.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.57 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 18.26 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 9.64 current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Zimbabwe 7.43 current US$ compare
- 2 Algeria 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Angola 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Benin 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Botswana 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Burkina Faso 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Burundi 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Cameroon 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Cape Verde 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Central African Republic 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Chad 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Comoros 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Congo 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Cote d'Ivoire 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Djibouti 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Egypt 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Eritrea 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Ethiopia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Gabon 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Gambia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Ghana 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Guinea 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Guinea-Bissau 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Lesotho 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Liberia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Libya 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Madagascar 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Mali 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Mauritania 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Mauritius 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Morocco 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Mozambique 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Namibia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Niger 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Nigeria 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Rwanda 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Senegal 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Seychelles 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Somalia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 South Africa 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Sudan 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Eswatini 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Tanzania 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Togo 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Tunisia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Uganda 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Zambia 0 current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,022 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8,160 (2020)
- Patent applications, residents 1,834 (2020)
- Mobile phone subscribers 539.3 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 13.97 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 553.27 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 14.65 billion current US$ (2011)
- Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge 2.12 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call 0.629 peak rate - current US$ (2009)
- External debt, end year 11.86 trillion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular monthly subscription in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0 current US$ in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest mobile cellular monthly subscription recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.26 current US$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular monthly subscription recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1960.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for mobile cellular monthly subscription?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is mobile cellular monthly subscription rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Mobile cellular monthly subscription (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. The monthly subscription charge for mobile cellular service. Due to the variety of plans available in many countries, it is preferable to use the tariff with the cheapest initiation/connection charge. If prepaid services are used (for those countries that have more prepaid than post-paid subscribers), the monthly subscription charge would be zero. If the plan includes free minutes, this should be put in a note. A note should indicate whether taxes are included (preferred) or not and what the rate is. This indicator is expressed in US dollars.