Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP by country
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
205
Highest
0.0025 units per US$ of GDP
Burundi
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Monaco
Median
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
8,415
What the numbers show
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP in Burundi; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 678.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 124 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 395.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 63.6%).
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Madagascar | 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Gambia | 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Malawi | 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 248.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Mali | 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Zambia | 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Somalia | 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Fiji | 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 395.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Rwanda | 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Myanmar | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Niger | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Uganda | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Chad | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Togo | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Senegal | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 195.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Lesotho | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Nepal | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Sudan | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Nigeria | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 169.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Comoros | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Guinea | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Kenya | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Pakistan | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Ghana | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Cambodia | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Mauritania | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Liberia | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Congo, Republic of | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Haiti | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Morocco | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Eswatini | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Libya | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 211.1% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 59 | India | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 62 | South Africa | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Tunisia | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Ukraine | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Viet Nam | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Angola | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 179.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Indonesia | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 68 | South Sudan | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 135.2% | rising |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Bhutan | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Palestine, State of | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 73 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Colombia | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Thailand | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Cabo Verde | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Botswana | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Kiribati | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Mongolia | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Suriname | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Paraguay | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Algeria | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Guatemala | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Tuvalu | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 90 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Montenegro | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 92 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Armenia | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Gabon | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Jamaica | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Samoa | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Ecuador | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritius | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Peru | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Djibouti | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Russian Federation | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Malaysia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Eritrea | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 110 | North Macedonia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Tonga | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Maldives | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Argentina | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 115 | China, People's Republic of | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Brazil | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Belize | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 118 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Albania | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Grenada | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Dominica | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Serbia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 123 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Palau | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Panama | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Mexico | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Chile | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 129 | St. Lucia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Seychelles | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Bulgaria | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Türkiye | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Hong Kong, China | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 191.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Guyana | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Cuba | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 268.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Marshall Islands | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Uruguay | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Romania | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Oman | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Poland | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Naoero | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovakia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Curaçao | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 150 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Latvia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 152 | Croatia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Japan | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Kuwait | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Estonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 156 | Republic of Korea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Barbados | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Lithuania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Hungary | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Greece | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Portugal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Cyprus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Czechia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Slovenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Spain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Italy | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Puerto Rico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Israel | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Malta | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Macau, China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 176 | New Caledonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 177 | New Zealand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 178 | France | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Sweden | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Bahamas | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Finland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Germany | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 183 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 184 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 185 | Qatar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Austria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Greenland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Belgium | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Denmark | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Singapore | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Australia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 193 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | — | rising |
| 194 | Canada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Faroe Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Cayman Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 197 | Iceland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 198 | United States of America | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Norway | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Switzerland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Luxembourg | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Bermuda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 205 | Monaco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.