Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was -6.3 % change on previous year in 2024. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1991β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka is -6.3 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 170.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 455.48 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -6.37 % change on previous year, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 204th of 212 countries on this measure, 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 | 106.03 % change on previous year | 38.41 % change on previous year | 455.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 51.71 % change on previous year | 38.82 % change on previous year | 67.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.78 % change on previous year | -6.37 % change on previous year | 9.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 % change on previous year | -6.3 % change on previous year | 12.62 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 201 Thailand -4.79 % change on previous year compare
- 202 Albania -4.83 % change on previous year compare
- 203 Myanmar -4.9 % change on previous year compare
- 205 Botswana -6.88 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Moldova, Republic of -8.27 % change on previous year compare
- 207 Dominica -8.43 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was -6.3 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 455.48 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.37 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 170.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.