Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1962 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1966 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 1971 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 1974 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +43.8% |
| 1976 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +27.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 8 Republic of Moldova 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Tuvalu 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Tunisia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Egypt 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Mauritius 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Eritrea 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Libya 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 704.00 million (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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
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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.