Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate was 11.31 % change on previous year in 2024. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 2003β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 11.31 % change on previous year for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,222.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 700 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -8.16 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places Afghanistan 23rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 185.34 % change on previous year | 32.93 % change on previous year | 700 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.47 % change on previous year | -8.16 % change on previous year | 35.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 11.31 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 20 Eritrea, The State of 11.93 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 11.54 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Comoros, Union of the 11.38 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Benin 11.24 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Grenada 10.83 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Gambia 10.28 % change on previous year compare
More science & technology data for Afghanistan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 60.1 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 35.31 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 168.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate in Afghanistan was 11.31 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 700 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.16 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile cellular subscriptions by country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country Our World in Data
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The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile cellular subscriptions by country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.