Mobile cellular subscriptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 108.36 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 108.36 per 100 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 120.54 per 100 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 124th of 214 countries 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.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1965 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1975 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1976 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1977 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1978 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1979 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1981 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1982 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1983 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1984 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1985 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1986 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1987 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1988 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1989 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1992 | 0.0618 per 100 people | — |
| 1993 | 0.073 per 100 people | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1316 per 100 people | +80.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1883 per 100 people | +43.0% |
| 1996 | 0.245 per 100 people | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3028 per 100 people | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 0.657 per 100 people | +117.0% |
| 1999 | 1.25 per 100 people | +89.6% |
| 2000 | 2.08 per 100 people | +66.9% |
| 2001 | 6.6 per 100 people | +217.4% |
| 2002 | 8.81 per 100 people | +33.4% |
| 2003 | 55.6 per 100 people | +531.4% |
| 2004 | 63.81 per 100 people | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 62.8 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 78.23 per 100 people | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 99.07 per 100 people | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 117.18 per 100 people | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 109.6 per 100 people | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 119.86 per 100 people | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 120.54 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 116.79 per 100 people | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 115.95 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 106.96 per 100 people | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 105.99 per 100 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 105.92 per 100 people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 109.64 per 100 people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 107.16 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 92.52 per 100 people | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 96.94 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 95.52 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 102.33 per 100 people | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 101.63 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 108.36 per 100 people | +6.6% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 108.36 per 100 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.08 per 100 people, 90% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 108.36 per 100 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 112.54 per 100 people, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +531.4% | 8.81 per 100 people | 55.6 per 100 people |
| 2001 | +217.4% | 2.08 per 100 people | 6.6 per 100 people |
| 1998 | +117.0% | 0.3028 per 100 people | 0.657 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3228 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.25 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.38 per 100 people | 2.08 per 100 people | 117.18 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.13 per 100 people | 92.52 per 100 people | 120.54 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.96 per 100 people | 95.52 per 100 people | 108.36 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 121 Norway 109.35 per 100 people compare
- 122 Zambia 108.7 per 100 people compare
- 123 North Macedonia 108.39 per 100 people compare
- 125 Cameroon 108.21 per 100 people compare
- 126 Bangladesh 108.08 per 100 people compare
- 127 Sierra Leone 107.88 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109,022 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,077 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0902 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9,077 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 109,022 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 108.36 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 120.54 per 100 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 124th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.