Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was -1.21 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded -1.21 % change on previous year for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 126.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 242.19 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -11.1 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 122.05 % change on previous year | 41.69 % change on previous year | 242.19 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.38 % change on previous year | 39.84 % change on previous year | 133.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.84 % change on previous year | -0.7067 % change on previous year | 35.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.02 % change on previous year | -11.1 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 35 Sierra Leone 8.53 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Central African Republic 8.09 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Guyana 8.05 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Montenegro 7.8 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Gibraltar 7.49 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Mozambique, Republic of 7.31 % change on previous year compare
- 41 American Samoa 7.14 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 52.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8178 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was -1.21 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 242.19 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.1 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 126.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.