Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate was 0.6394 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.6394 % change on previous year for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 67.1% on the previous year and up 190.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 135.25 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -9.3 % change on previous year, in 2013.
That places El Salvador 52nd out of 212 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.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 135.25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 67.6 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 14.35 % change on previous year | -78.8% |
| 1977 | 12.73 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 1979 | 4.57 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 1980 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 1981 | 5.6 % change on previous year | +116.3% |
| 1982 | 9.51 % change on previous year | +69.7% |
| 1983 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 1984 | 7.22 % change on previous year | +580.2% |
| 1985 | 4.91 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6917 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 1987 | 7.67 % change on previous year | +1008.1% |
| 1988 | 7.71 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 13.43 % change on previous year | +74.2% |
| 1990 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -68.3% |
| 1991 | 4 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 26.92 % change on previous year | +573.5% |
| 1993 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 1994 | 35.87 % change on previous year | +591.6% |
| 1995 | 20.81 % change on previous year | -42.0% |
| 1996 | 14.22 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 1997 | 10.81 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 7.28 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 28.11 % change on previous year | +285.9% |
| 2000 | 26.23 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 2002 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 12.72 % change on previous year | +364.0% |
| 2004 | 17.96 % change on previous year | +41.2% |
| 2005 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 2006 | 6.72 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 2008 | -0.2685 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 2009 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -858.9% |
| 2010 | -8.94 % change on previous year | -538.6% |
| 2011 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -132.2% |
| 2012 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2013 | -9.3 % change on previous year | -427.2% |
| 2014 | -0.704 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2015 | -0.9968 % change on previous year | +41.6% |
| 2016 | -0.3264 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 2017 | -1.35 % change on previous year | +315.1% |
| 2018 | -0.5821 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 2019 | -3.19 % change on previous year | +447.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0414 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 2021 | -4.24 % change on previous year | -10341.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7741 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 2023 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +151.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6394 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6394 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -4.74 % change on previous year. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6394 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -1.09 % change on previous year. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -10341.7% | 0.0414 % change on previous year | -4.24 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1008.1% | 0.6917 % change on previous year | 7.67 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +858.9% | -0.2685 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +591.6% | 5.19 % change on previous year | 35.87 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +580.2% | 1.06 % change on previous year | 7.22 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +573.5% | 4 % change on previous year | 26.92 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | 23.8 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 135.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.04 % change on previous year | 0.6917 % change on previous year | 13.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.74 % change on previous year | 4 % change on previous year | 35.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.57 % change on previous year | -0.2685 % change on previous year | 26.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.97 % change on previous year | -9.3 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1686 % change on previous year | -4.24 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 49 Italy 0.9713 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Syria 0.9076 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Gambia 0.8986 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Equatorial Guinea 0.6095 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 0.4483 % change on previous year compare
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More infrastructure data for El Salvador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 885,101 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1396 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 885,101 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate in El Salvador was 0.6394 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 135.25 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.3 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 52nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone 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 telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Fixed telephone 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 telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.