Fixed broadband subscriptions in Ghana
Ghana: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 0.6647 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Ghana, 2004–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed broadband subscriptions in Ghana stood at 0.6647 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 165.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in Ghana peaked at 0.6647 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 per 100 people, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 175th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed broadband subscriptions in Ghana, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0041 per 100 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.0085 per 100 people | +106.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0553 per 100 people | +552.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0685 per 100 people | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0948 per 100 people | +38.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1142 per 100 people | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2045 per 100 people | +79.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2497 per 100 people | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2548 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2512 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2502 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2549 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.295 per 100 people | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1893 per 100 people | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2 per 100 people | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1872 per 100 people | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2458 per 100 people | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3522 per 100 people | +43.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6249 per 100 people | +77.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5555 per 100 people | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6647 per 100 people | +19.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.6647 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.13 per 100 people, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.6647 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5939 per 100 people, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed broadband subscriptions in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +552.4% | 0.0085 per 100 people | 0.0553 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0576 per 100 people | 0.0041 per 100 people | 0.1142 per 100 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2337 per 100 people | 0.1872 per 100 people | 0.295 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4886 per 100 people | 0.2458 per 100 people | 0.6647 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in Ghana?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in Ghana was 0.6647 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6647 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 per 100 people in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- Ghana ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.