Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was 9.23 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 9.23 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 651.46 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -1.86 % change on previous year, in 2016.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140.78 % change on previous year | 21.83 % change on previous year | 651.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.96 % change on previous year | 19.12 % change on previous year | 68.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.22 % change on previous year | -1.86 % change on previous year | 28.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.16 % change on previous year | 5.95 % change on previous year | 9.67 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 1 Samoa 94.67 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Fiji, Republic of 59.82 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 23.58 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Guam 22.81 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Least developed countries 5.32 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Tajikistan, Republic of 21.81 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 734.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 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, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9305 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Africa Eastern and Southern was 9.23 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 651.46 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.86 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular 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 Mobile cellular subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Mobile cellular 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 Mobile cellular subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.