Mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa
Samoa: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 134,320 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa, 1960–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 134,320 for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2022.
The figure is up 94.7% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa peaked at 151,008 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Samoa 188th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 766 | — |
| 1998 | 1,480 | +93.2% |
| 1999 | 2,432 | +64.3% |
| 2000 | 2,500 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,700 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 10,500 | +288.9% |
| 2004 | 16,000 | +52.4% |
| 2005 | 24,000 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 45,500 | +89.6% |
| 2007 | 86,000 | +89.0% |
| 2010 | 90,000 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 100,302 | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 99,887 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 106,524 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 120,517 | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 151,008 | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 124,211 | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 100,000 | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 84,000 | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 69,000 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 69,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 134,320 | +94.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 134,320 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 134,320 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.10 million, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa 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 | +288.9% | 2,700 | 10,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 467.8 | 0 | 2,432 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,712 | 2,500 | 86,000 | 8 |
| 2010s | 108,494 | 84,000 | 151,008 | 9 |
| 2020s | 90,773 | 69,000 | 134,320 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 185 Seychelles 163,827 compare
- 186 Sao Tome and Principe 147,061 compare
- 187 Aruba 140,815 compare
- 189 Andorra 127,571 compare
- 190 Grenada 111,955 compare
- 191 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,022 compare
More infrastructure data for Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,567 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,567 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 134,320 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Samoa was 134,320 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 151,008 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Samoa rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Samoa ranks 188th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions. 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.