Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IBRD only
IBRD only: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was 1.45 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IBRD only, 1985β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IBRD only stood at 1.45 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IBRD only peaked at 714.88 % change on previous year in 1986 and was at its lowest, -0.5852 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places IBRD only 29th out of 47 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 | 210.6 % change on previous year | 15.94 % change on previous year | 714.88 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1990s | 96.3 % change on previous year | 65.51 % change on previous year | 130.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.97 % change on previous year | 19 % change on previous year | 82.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.26 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 17.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 % change on previous year | -0.5852 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 26 Gambia, The 10.28 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Eswatini, Kingdom of 10 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Northern Mariana Islands 9.96 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Tuvalu 9.76 % change on previous year compare
- 30 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 9.55 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Zambia 9.55 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 9.4 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for IBRD only
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.82 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 420.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0839 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 420.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 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 IBRD only?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IBRD only was 1.45 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 714.88 % change on previous year in 1986.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5852 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does IBRD only rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- IBRD only ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only 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)
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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.