Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP by country
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
Syrian Arab Republic
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Chad
Median
0 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
13,182
What the numbers show
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 units per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 173 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 220.2%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 5 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 89.7% | falling |
| 6 | Yemen, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 7 | Lebanon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 123.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Moldova, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Tuvalu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 10 | Tunisia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 101.9% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Mauritius | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 13 | Eritrea, The State of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 31.8% | flat |
| 14 | Libya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 220.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Suriname | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 16 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Serbia, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 18 | Algeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 20 | Palau, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 21 | Montenegro | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 22 | Cabo Verde | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Mongolia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Jamaica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 25 | Palestine | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 26 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 31 | Iraq | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Gambia, The | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Greece | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 35 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 42.4% | flat |
| 37 | Portugal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 38 | Barbados | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 40 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 20.2% | flat |
| 41 | Mexico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 42 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 45 | Colombia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 46 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 48 | Curaçao | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 49 | Cuba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 50 | Grenada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 51 | Mali | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 52 | Japan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 54 | St. Lucia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 55 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 56 | Fiji, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 57 | Honduras | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 56.5% | rising |
| 59 | France | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 60 | Croatia, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Armenia, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Korea, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 64 | Hungary | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 65 | American Samoa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 66 | French Polynesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 67 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 123.2% | rising |
| 68 | Spain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 69 | India | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Aruba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 71 | Guam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 72 | Brazil | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 73 | Malta | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 74 | Russian Federation | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Argentina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 76 | Ecuador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 58.6% | rising |
| 77 | Philippines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 78 | Nepal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 80 | Panama | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 81 | Senegal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 82 | China, People's Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 83 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 84 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Italy | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Guyana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 90 | Jordan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Germany | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 92 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Ukraine | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 94 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 95 | Georgia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Myanmar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 97 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 98 | Togo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Thailand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Djibouti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 101 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 102 | Seychelles | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Pakistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 62.1% | rising |
| 105 | Bolivia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 106 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Cyprus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Austria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 109 | United Kingdom | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 111 | Belize | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Puerto Rico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Albania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Comoros, Union of the | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Niger | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Tonga | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 90.7% | rising |
| 117 | Bahamas, The | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 118 | Namibia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 119 | Vietnam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 121 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 122 | Cayman Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 124 | Chile | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 125 | Estonia, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Samoa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 127 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Somalia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Israel | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 131 | New Caledonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 132 | Canada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Poland, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Peru | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 68.3% | flat |
| 135 | Paraguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 137 | Latvia, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Romania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Botswana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 140 | Burundi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 141 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 142 | Faroe Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Oman | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Belgium | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Uganda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 146 | Singapore | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Burkina Faso | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Kuwait | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Australia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Czech Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 83.6% | flat |
| 152 | Indonesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Monaco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 154 | Netherlands, The | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Ghana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Slovak Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Gabon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 216.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Bermuda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Sudan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Zambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 163 | Switzerland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.5% | flat |
| 165 | United States | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 166 | South Africa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Qatar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 170 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 171 | New Zealand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Iceland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Denmark | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Greenland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 178 | Liberia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Sweden | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Cameroon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Congo, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Liechtenstein | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Angola | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Bangladesh | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Cambodia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Rwanda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Finland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Kenya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Malawi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Nigeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 98.2% | rising |
| 198 | Norway | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Haiti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Benin | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 99.6% | flat |
| 201 | Kiribati | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 202 | Sierra Leone | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 203 | Bhutan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Naoero, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 203 | South Sudan, Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Chad | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Lower middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Early-demographic dividend 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Other small states 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- South Asia 0 units per US$ of GDP
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Low & middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 0 units per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- 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
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.