Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Small states
Small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was 10.34 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Small states, 1987β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Small states recorded 10.34 % change on previous year for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 172.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Small states peaked at 106.14 % change on previous year in 1987 and was at its lowest, -0.939 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Small states ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.18 % change on previous year | 40.94 % change on previous year | 106.14 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1990s | 57.26 % change on previous year | 45.47 % change on previous year | 82.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.36 % change on previous year | 8.84 % change on previous year | 60.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 % change on previous year | -0.939 % change on previous year | 7.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.29 % change on previous year | -0.4739 % change on previous year | 13.04 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 1 Samoa 94.67 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Fiji, Republic of 59.82 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 23.58 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Guam 22.81 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Small states
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1474 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 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 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 Small states?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Small states was 10.34 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 106.14 % change on previous year in 1987.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.939 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Small states rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Small states ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small states 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.