Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was 15.87 % change on previous year in 2024. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea, 1997β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 15.87 % change on previous year for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 153.8% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 200 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -29.5 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 11th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 46.63 % change on previous year | 27.01 % change on previous year | 68.8 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2000s | 82.13 % change on previous year | 16.67 % change on previous year | 200 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.69 % change on previous year | 5.47 % change on previous year | 34.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6437 % change on previous year | -29.5 % change on previous year | 15.87 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 8 Israel 17.32 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Ghana 17.2 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Malawi 16.34 % change on previous year compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Papua New Guinea was 15.87 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 200 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.5 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.