Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP by country

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Countries reporting
205
Highest
0.0025 units per US$ of GDP
Burundi
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Monaco
Median
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
11,883

What the numbers show

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP in Burundi; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Monaco.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 678.

Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 124 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji, Republic of (up 395.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 63.6%).

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Burundi 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 144.4% volatile
2 Guinea-Bissau 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 51.0% volatile
3 Madagascar, Republic of 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 115.5% volatile
4 Gambia, The 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.0% volatile
5 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 60.5% volatile
6 Malawi 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 107.2% volatile
7 Sierra Leone 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 248.5% volatile
8 Burkina Faso 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 32.4% volatile
9 Mali 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 16.2% volatile
10 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 71.8% volatile
11 Zambia 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 145.7% volatile
12 Somalia 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.7% volatile
13 Fiji, Republic of 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 395.3% volatile
14 Rwanda 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 7.7% volatile
15 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 8.1% volatile
16 Benin 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 30.1% volatile
17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.7% volatile
18 Myanmar 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 89.9% volatile
19 Central African Republic 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 82.4% volatile
20 Niger 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 9.5% volatile
21 Uganda 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 23.5% volatile
22 Mozambique, Republic of 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.7% volatile
23 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 147.7% volatile
24 Chad 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 156.9% volatile
25 Togo 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.3% volatile
26 Senegal 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.9% volatile
27 Yemen, Republic of 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 195.6% volatile
28 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.5% volatile
29 Nepal 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.5% volatile
30 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 48.9% volatile
31 Sudan 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 8.7% volatile
32 Nigeria 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 169.7% volatile
33 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 27.5% volatile
34 Comoros, Union of the 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 104.7% volatile
35 Guinea 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 29.1% volatile
36 Kenya 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 20.4% volatile
37 Cameroon 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 26.3% volatile
38 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.7% volatile
39 Pakistan 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.8% volatile
40 Ghana 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.4% volatile
41 Cambodia 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 52.4% volatile
42 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.9% volatile
43 Liberia 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 49.5% volatile
44 Kyrgyz Republic 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 58.0% volatile
45 Bangladesh 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.2% volatile
46 Congo, Republic of 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 39.9% volatile
47 Zimbabwe 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.6% volatile
48 Haiti 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 16.1% volatile
49 Nicaragua 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.5% volatile
50 Morocco 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 2.0% volatile
51 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 67.2% volatile
52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 125.1% volatile
53 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 39.7% volatile
54 Solomon Islands 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 29.7% volatile
55 Libya 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 211.1% volatile
56 El Salvador 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.2% volatile
57 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 18.6% volatile
58 Sri Lanka 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.7% volatile
59 India 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.9% volatile
60 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.7% volatile
61 Philippines 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.7% volatile
62 South Africa 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 37.6% volatile
63 Tunisia 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.2% volatile
64 Ukraine 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 15.3% volatile
65 Vietnam 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 53.6% volatile
66 Angola 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 179.7% volatile
67 Indonesia 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.9% volatile
68 South Sudan, Republic of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2015 up 135.2% rising
69 Vanuatu 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 63.4% volatile
70 Turkmenistan 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2021 up 31.0% volatile
71 Bhutan 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.1% volatile
72 Palestine 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 5.7% rising
73 Bolivia 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.0% volatile
74 Colombia 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 50.9% volatile
75 Thailand 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 8.8% volatile
76 Cabo Verde 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.0% volatile
77 Botswana 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 2.8% volatile
78 Kiribati 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 40.1% volatile
79 Honduras 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.9% volatile
80 Mongolia 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.0% volatile
81 Suriname 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.3% volatile
82 Lebanon 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 137.4% volatile
83 Paraguay 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 9.6% volatile
84 Algeria 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.8% volatile
85 Moldova, Republic of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.7% volatile
86 Namibia 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.9% volatile
87 Guatemala 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.4% volatile
88 Tuvalu 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 153.7% volatile
89 Georgia 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.3% volatile
90 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 59.3% volatile
91 Montenegro 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.7% falling
92 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 17.7% volatile
93 Iraq 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.1% volatile
94 Armenia, Republic of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.1% volatile
95 Gabon 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.5% volatile
96 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.5% volatile
97 Jamaica 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.8% volatile
98 Belarus, Republic of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.4% volatile
99 Samoa 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 16.4% volatile
100 Ecuador 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 7.9% volatile
101 Mauritius 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 17.7% volatile
102 Peru 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 7.9% volatile
103 Djibouti 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 20.0% volatile
104 Jordan 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.8% volatile
105 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 8.0% volatile
106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.4% volatile
107 Russian Federation 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.8% volatile
108 Malaysia 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.5% volatile
109 Eritrea, The State of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2011 volatile
110 North Macedonia, Republic of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.5% volatile
111 Tonga 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 2.0% volatile
112 Maldives 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.5% volatile
113 Argentina 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.7% volatile
114 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 7.4% volatile
115 China (People’s Republic of) 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 17.1% volatile
116 Brazil 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.5% volatile
117 Belize 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 5.7% volatile
118 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.9% volatile
119 Albania 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 63.6% volatile
120 Grenada 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 43.7% volatile
121 Dominica 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 56.5% volatile
122 Serbia, Republic of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 52.3% falling
123 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.5% volatile
124 Palau, Republic of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 9.6% rising
125 Dominican Republic 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.5% volatile
126 Panama 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 37.0% volatile
127 Mexico 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.3% volatile
128 Chile 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.7% volatile
129 St. Lucia 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 43.7% volatile
130 Seychelles 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.6% volatile
131 Costa Rica 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.5% volatile
132 Bulgaria 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.6% volatile
133 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.0% volatile
134 Türkiye, Republic of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 9.0% volatile
135 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 13.8% volatile
136 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 191.6% volatile
137 Guyana 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 53.3% volatile
138 Cuba 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2020 up 268.5% volatile
139 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 26.2% volatile
140 Uruguay 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.0% volatile
141 Romania 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.1% volatile
142 Oman 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.2% volatile
143 Poland, Republic of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 44.8% volatile
144 Naoero, Republic of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 15.4% volatile
145 Slovak Republic 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.8% volatile
146 French Polynesia 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 34.8% volatile
147 Bahrain, Kingdom of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.9% volatile
148 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 44.0% volatile
149 Curaçao 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 21.0% falling
150 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 40.2% volatile
151 Latvia, Republic of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.5% rising
152 Croatia, Republic of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.2% volatile
153 Japan 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 80.4% volatile
154 Kuwait 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 33.2% volatile
155 Estonia, Republic of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.0% rising
156 Korea, Republic of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 29.2% volatile
157 Barbados 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 26.2% volatile
158 Lithuania, Republic of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.5% volatile
159 Hungary 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 45.3% volatile
160 Greece 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.2% volatile
161 Saudi Arabia 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 35.5% volatile
162 Aruba 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 18.0% volatile
163 Portugal 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.2% volatile
164 United Arab Emirates 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.5% volatile
165 Cyprus 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.1% volatile
166 Czech Republic 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.6% volatile
167 Slovenia, Republic of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.1% volatile
168 Spain 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.8% volatile
169 Brunei Darussalam 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 34.8% volatile
170 Italy 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.2% volatile
171 Puerto Rico 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.8% volatile
172 Andorra, Principality of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 55.8% volatile
173 Israel 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1.6% volatile
174 Malta 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.4% volatile
175 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.3% volatile
176 New Caledonia 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 14.4% volatile
177 New Zealand 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.5% volatile
178 France 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 12.8% volatile
179 Sweden 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.8% volatile
180 Bahamas, The 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.3% volatile
181 Finland 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.9% volatile
182 Germany 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 7.2% volatile
183 United Kingdom 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.5% volatile
184 San Marino, Republic of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 0.2% rising
185 Qatar 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 35.1% volatile
186 Austria 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.1% volatile
187 Greenland 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 7.5% volatile
188 Netherlands, The 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.0% volatile
189 Belgium 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.2% volatile
190 Denmark 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.1% volatile
191 Singapore 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.4% volatile
192 Australia 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 0.7% volatile
193 United States Virgin Islands 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 rising
194 Canada 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.3% volatile
195 Faroe Islands 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 34.7% volatile
196 Cayman Islands 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 34.9% falling
197 Iceland 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.1% volatile
198 United States 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.2% volatile
199 Norway 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 9.4% volatile
200 Switzerland 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.8% volatile
201 Luxembourg 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.5% volatile
202 Ireland 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.3% volatile
203 Bermuda 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.7% volatile
204 Liechtenstein 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.5% rising
205 Monaco 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.7% volatile

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Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 11,883 data points, 1960–2025
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Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.