Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate was -0.3956 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate in Kuwait, 1987–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded -0.3956 % change on previous year for mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2023.
The figure is down 106.5% on the previous year and down 102.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate in Kuwait peaked at 159.31 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -24.88 % change on previous year, in 2005.
Kuwait ranks 159th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 67.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 17.74 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 1989 | 23.87 % change on previous year | +34.5% |
| 1990 | 21.6 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 159.31 % change on previous year | +637.7% |
| 1992 | -1.97 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1993 | 23.58 % change on previous year | -1297.3% |
| 1994 | 33.49 % change on previous year | +42.0% |
| 1995 | 36.87 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 24.82 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1997 | 34.43 % change on previous year | +38.7% |
| 1998 | 15.25 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 1999 | 16.3 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 52.39 % change on previous year | +221.4% |
| 2001 | 79.53 % change on previous year | +51.8% |
| 2002 | 36.24 % change on previous year | -54.4% |
| 2003 | 12.99 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 2004 | 22.22 % change on previous year | +71.0% |
| 2005 | -24.88 % change on previous year | -212.0% |
| 2006 | -19.27 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 14.02 % change on previous year | -172.8% |
| 2008 | -0.5385 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 2009 | 65.57 % change on previous year | -12276.5% |
| 2010 | 44.33 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 16.5 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
| 2012 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 2013 | 19.57 % change on previous year | -760.3% |
| 2014 | 13.45 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 2015 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 2016 | -4.3 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 2017 | -10.18 % change on previous year | +136.6% |
| 2018 | -4.43 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4397 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 2020 | -6.72 % change on previous year | -1627.4% |
| 2021 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -146.3% |
| 2022 | 6.12 % change on previous year | +96.8% |
| 2023 | -0.3956 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's -0.3956 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 % change on previous year. (81 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's -0.3956 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.12 % change on previous year. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +12276.5% | -0.5385 % change on previous year | 65.57 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1627.4% | 0.4397 % change on previous year | -6.72 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +1297.3% | -1.97 % change on previous year | 23.58 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +760.3% | -2.96 % change on previous year | 19.57 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.38 % change on previous year | 17.74 % change on previous year | 67.55 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1990s | 36.37 % change on previous year | -1.97 % change on previous year | 159.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.83 % change on previous year | -24.88 % change on previous year | 79.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 % change on previous year | -10.18 % change on previous year | 44.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5282 % change on previous year | -6.72 % change on previous year | 6.12 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 156 United States Virgin Islands -0.2801 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Mongolia -0.2941 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Aruba -0.3387 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Hungary -0.4502 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Iceland -0.4503 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Brunei -0.4576 % change on previous year compare
More science & technology data for Kuwait
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 167.68 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 455.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,395 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 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 landline subscriptions, annual growth rate in Kuwait?
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate in Kuwait was -0.3956 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 159.31 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.88 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 159th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile landline subscriptions, 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 landline subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile landline subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.