Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate was 40 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2008–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 40 % change on previous year for fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 60.0% on the previous year and up 3,727.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 41.97 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -6.05 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 19.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | 18.19 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 41.97 % change on previous year | +130.7% |
| 2011 | 22.87 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 2012 | 26.78 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 41.91 % change on previous year | +56.5% |
| 2014 | 21.71 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 2016 | 12.29 % change on previous year | +1076.3% |
| 2017 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 2018 | 5.13 % change on previous year | +185.6% |
| 2019 | 21.69 % change on previous year | +323.2% |
| 2020 | -6.05 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 2021 | 20 % change on previous year | -430.7% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 25 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 40 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.79 % change on previous year | 18.19 % change on previous year | 19.39 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.72 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 41.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.71 % change on previous year | -6.05 % change on previous year | 40 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.10 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8324 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 40 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.97 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.05 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,727.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed broadband 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 Fixed broadband subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Fixed broadband subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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 Fixed broadband subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.