Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was 2.64 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean, 1988β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean is 2.64 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 203.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 305.17 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -2.54 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 | 182.22 % change on previous year | 158.09 % change on previous year | 206.36 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1990s | 112.46 % change on previous year | 66.6 % change on previous year | 305.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.63 % change on previous year | 11.64 % change on previous year | 58.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 % change on previous year | -2.54 % change on previous year | 11.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 % change on previous year | 0.3173 % change on previous year | 6.17 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 12 Burundi 15.37 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Cameroon 15.13 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 13.77 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.67 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Yemen, Republic of 12.91 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Uganda 12.05 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Somalia 12.01 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 779.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.12 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.64 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 305.17 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.54 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.