Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IDA only
IDA only: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was 5.41 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IDA only, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IDA only stood at 5.41 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IDA only peaked at 387.08 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -0.4253 % change on previous year, in 2020.
IDA only ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 243.28 % change on previous year | +211.0% |
| 1993 | 387.08 % change on previous year | +59.1% |
| 1994 | 103.64 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 1995 | 86.62 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 73.32 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 88.26 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 104.75 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 91.88 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 111.22 % change on previous year | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 90.2 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 74.58 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 70.21 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 70.02 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.66 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 82.6 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 65.59 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 45.01 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 27.33 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 25.76 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 24.11 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 15.98 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 2013 | 15.66 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.57 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 9.9 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 2016 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 2017 | 4.21 % change on previous year | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 6.64 % change on previous year | +57.6% |
| 2019 | 6.34 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2020 | -0.4253 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 2021 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -1310.3% |
| 2022 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 2023 | 5.24 % change on previous year | +57.3% |
| 2024 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2025 | 5.41 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IDA only changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1310.3% | -0.4253 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139.67 % change on previous year | 73.32 % change on previous year | 387.08 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.84 % change on previous year | 27.33 % change on previous year | 111.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.64 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 25.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 % change on previous year | -0.4253 % change on previous year | 5.41 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 1 Samoa 94.67 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Fiji 59.82 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Tanzania 23.58 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Guam 22.81 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Tajikistan 21.81 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Madagascar 19.44 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 17.46 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for IDA only
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 12.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8866 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IDA only?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in IDA only was 5.41 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 387.08 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4253 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does IDA only rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- IDA only ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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)
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.