Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate was 2.2 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Upper middle income, 1985β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Upper middle income is 2.2 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Upper middle income peaked at 714.88 % change on previous year in 1986 and was at its lowest, -0.7905 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Upper middle income ranks 22nd 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 | 206.37 % change on previous year | 15.94 % change on previous year | 714.88 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1990s | 94.52 % change on previous year | 63.9 % change on previous year | 132.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.29 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 5.2 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.8 % change on previous year | -0.7905 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 19 Vanuatu 11.98 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Eritrea, The State of 11.93 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 11.54 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Comoros, Union of the 11.38 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 11.31 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Benin 11.24 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Grenada 10.83 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Upper middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.76 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 313.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1017 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 313.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 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 Upper middle income?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate in Upper middle income was 2.2 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 714.88 % change on previous year in 1986.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7905 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Upper middle income rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Upper middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.