What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1960.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 25.0%

Rank

42nd

of 45 groups

All-time high

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0 units per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0 units per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1962	0 units per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1963	0 units per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
1964	0 units per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1966	0 units per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1967	0 units per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1968	0 units per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1969	0 units per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1970	0 units per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
1971	0 units per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1972	0 units per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1973	0 units per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
1974	0 units per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
1975	0 units per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
1976	0 units per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1977	0 units per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1978	0 units per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1979	0 units per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1980	0 units per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1981	0 units per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1982	0 units per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
1983	0 units per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
1984	0 units per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
1985	0 units per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1986	0 units per US$ of GDP	+16.1%
1987	0 units per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1988	0 units per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1989	0 units per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1990	0 units per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1991	0 units per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1992	0 units per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
1993	0 units per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1994	0 units per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1995	0 units per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1996	0 units per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1997	0 units per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1998	0 units per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1999	0 units per US$ of GDP	+53.7%
2000	0 units per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2001	0 units per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2002	0 units per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2003	0 units per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
2004	0 units per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
2005	0 units per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
2006	0 units per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2007	0 units per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2008	0 units per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2009	0 units per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2010	0 units per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
2011	0 units per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2012	0 units per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2013	0 units per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
2014	0 units per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2015	0 units per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
2016	0 units per US$ of GDP	+16.4%
2017	0 units per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2018	0 units per US$ of GDP	-20.7%
2019	0 units per US$ of GDP	-26.2%
2020	0 units per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2021	0 units per US$ of GDP	-22.2%
2022	0 units per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2023	0 units per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2024	0 units per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
2025	0 units per US$ of GDP	-25.0%

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	9
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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

39 Guatemala 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
40 United States Virgin Islands 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
41 Mexico 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
42 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
43 Sri Lanka 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
44 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
45 Colombia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 units per person (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.20 billion (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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$)

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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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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 256 places, 13,182 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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.