Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was 1.31 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1985–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.31 % change on previous year for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 696.89 % change on previous year in 1986 and was at its lowest, -1.74 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 193.49 % change on previous year | 15.94 % change on previous year | 696.89 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1990s | 88.22 % change on previous year | 56.46 % change on previous year | 116.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.09 % change on previous year | 16.71 % change on previous year | 93.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.52 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 16.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6248 % change on previous year | -1.74 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 28 Northern Mariana Islands 9.96 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Tuvalu 9.76 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 9.55 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Zambia 9.55 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 9.4 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Chad 9.18 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Togo 9.03 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.31 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 696.89 % change on previous year in 1986.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.74 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.