Nigeria Number of Subscriber Mobile

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | Person | World Bank

Key information about Nigeria Number of Subscriber Mobile

  • Nigeria Number of Subscriber Mobile was reported at 224,000,000.000 Person in Dec 2023
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 222,000,000.000 Person for Dec 2022
  • Nigeria Number of Subscriber Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 17,500.000 Person from Dec 1960 to 2023, with 52 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 224,000,000.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 1992
  • Nigeria Number of Subscriber Mobile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Telecommunication Sector – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Telecommunication

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.;International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database;Sum;Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data.

View Nigeria's Number of Subscriber Mobile from 1960 to 2023 in the chart:

Nigeria Number of Subscriber Mobile

What was Nigeria's Number of Subscriber Mobile in 2023?

Nigeria Number of Subscriber Mobile was reported at 224,000,000.000 Person in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
224,000,000.000 2023 222,000,000.000 2022 0.000 1992 224,000,000.000 2023 Person yearly 1960 - 2023

Number of Subscriber Mobile by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (Person) 23,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Albania (Person) 2,610,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Algeria (Person) 51,500,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Andorra (Person) 126,214.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Angola (Person) 25,700,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Antigua and Barbuda (Person) 184,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Argentina (Person) 62,700,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Armenia (Person) 3,960,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Aruba (Person) 141,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Australia (Person) 29,100,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Austria (Person) 11,100,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan (Person) 11,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahamas (Person) 399,630.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahrain (Person) 2,420,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh (Person) 191,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Barbados (Person) 323,482.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Belarus (Person) 11,800,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belgium (Person) 12,100,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belize (Person) 264,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Benin (Person) 16,400,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bermuda (Person) 68,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Bhutan (Person) 751,989.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bolivia (Person) 12,033,941.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 3,870,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Botswana (Person) 4,440,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brazil (Person) 213,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brunei (Person) 528,723.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bulgaria (Person) 8,010,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso (Person) 24,678,315.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Burundi (Person) 8,650,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cambodia (Person) 19,500,000.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Cameroon (Person) 26,200,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Canada (Person) 36,500,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde (Person) 590,354.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cayman Islands (Person) 100,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Central African Republic (Person) 1,830,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Chad (Person) 12,086,643.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Chile (Person) 26,700,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
China (Person) 1,810,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Colombia (Person) 87,400,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Comoros (Person) 934,198.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Congo (Person) 5,870,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica (Person) 7,440,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Croatia (Person) 4,560,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cuba (Person) 7,670,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cyprus (Person) 1,430,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Czech Republic (Person) 13,600,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo (Person) 49,800,000.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Denmark (Person) 7,500,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Djibouti (Person) 573,620.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Dominica (Person) 56,929.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Dominican Republic (Person) 10,400,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ecuador (Person) 18,200,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Egypt (Person) 106,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
El Salvador (Person) 11,508,619.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Equatorial Guinea (Person) 893,441.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Eritrea (Person) 1,801,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Estonia (Person) 2,050,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Swaziland (Person) 1,520,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia (Person) 71,400,000.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Faroe Islands (Person) 59,213.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Fiji (Person) 991,500.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Finland (Person) 7,140,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
France (Person) 77,400,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
French Polynesia (Person) 327,667.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Gabon (Person) 3,000,000.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Gambia (Person) 2,680,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Georgia (Person) 5,910,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Germany (Person) 105,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ghana (Person) 33,400,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greece (Person) 11,300,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greenland (Person) 66,605.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Grenada (Person) 101,018.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Guatemala (Person) 22,124,839.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Guinea (Person) 13,800,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Guinea-Bissau (Person) 2,760,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guyana (Person) 856,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Haiti (Person) 7,319,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Honduras (Person) 7,920,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 23,800,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hungary (Person) 10,200,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iceland (Person) 478,176.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
India (Person) 1,140,000,000.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Indonesia (Person) 352,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iran (Person) 151,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iraq (Person) 45,700,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ireland (Person) 5,760,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Israel (Person) 13,800,000.000 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Italy (Person) 78,500,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Person) 53,600,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jamaica (Person) 3,270,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (Person) 219,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jordan (Person) 7,730,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Person) 25,800,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kenya (Person) 66,700,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kiribati (Person) 70,296.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
South Korea (Person) 83,900,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kuwait (Person) 8,110,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 7,680,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Laos (Person) 4,820,000.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021

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Nigeria Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,274.101 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 88,444.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 52.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (NGN bn) 100,505.650 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (NGN bn) 285,181.495 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (NGN bn) 72,588.069 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Federal Govt Revenue (NGN bn) 2,305.540 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Federal Govt Expenditure: Recurrent (NGN bn) 6,152.970 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Federal Govt Expenditure (NGN bn) 6,838.960 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Federal Govt Balance (NGN bn) -4,533.420 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Gross Federation Account Revenue (NGN bn) 6,285.040 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Gross Federation Account Revenue: Oil (NGN bn) 1,733.500 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Federal Govt Expenditure: Capital (NGN bn) 250.290 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Government Debt: Domestic (NGN bn) 66,957.878 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -1.879 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,027.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,738.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 56.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 187,832.450 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,530.686 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 329.199 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,989.3 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 62.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 614,222.259 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 227,440.624 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 124.857 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 275.937 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2009 - Sep 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 105.763 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 802.488 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2024
Imports (NGN mn) 4,384,900.258 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Exports: Crude Oil (NGN mn) 3,905,247.850 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Total Trade (NGN mn) 10,432,090.965 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Imports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) -35.341 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2019 - Jun 2024
Exports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) 10.446 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2019 - Jun 2024
Exports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) 180,704.134 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Exports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) 201,983.472 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Exports (NGN mn) 6,047,190.706 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Exports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) 261,930.167 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Exports: Plastic and Articles Thereof, Rubber and Articles Thereof (NGN mn) 53,170.162 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Exports: Mineral Products (NGN mn) 33,075,147.443 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Exports: Vegetable Products (NGN mn) 786,963.687 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Imports: Asia: ow China (NGN mn) 1,298,198.961 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2024
Imports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) 446,388.165 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Imports: Europe: ow Germany (NGN mn) 135,143.103 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Imports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) 134,085.602 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Imports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) 201,091.335 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Imports: Chemicals and Chemical Products (NGN mn) 614,100.231 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Imports: Manufactured Goods (NGN mn) 488,494.173 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Imports: Food and Live Animals (NGN mn) 455,343.676 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (NGN mn) 1,432,150.870 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (NGN mn) 1,024,863.121 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 93.461 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 116.198 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -831.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 5,142.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 11.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,197.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 4,416.719 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 10.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -309.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 4,726.039 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 42,901.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.9 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,005.6 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.2 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -5.481 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -86,263.760 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
External Debt: Service Payments (USD mn) 194.440 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2018
External Debt: Government (USD mn) 42,901.010 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Government: International Capital Market (USD mn) 15,118.350 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 6.1 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,315.011 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2021
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 21,807.151 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Nov 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 65,496.541 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Nov 2024
M2 Growth (%) 52.7 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 1993 - Nov 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 50.0 Dec 2024 monthly Nov 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 35,920.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Aug 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 14.124 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 10.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 1,599.957 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 1950 - Jun 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 84,213.801 Dec 2019 monthly Nov 1992 - Dec 2019
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.6 Dec 2019 monthly Nov 1993 - Dec 2019
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 69,482.4 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 35.4 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 1993 - Nov 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 20.83 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2 (NGN mn) 108,946,684.260 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Nov 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Base Money (NGN mn) 30,871,571.250 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: M1 (NGN mn) 36,273,927.360 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Nov 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: Quasi Money (NGN mn) 72,672,756.900 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 1992 - Nov 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M3 (NGN mn) 35,345,802.020 Jun 2020 monthly Nov 1992 - Jun 2020
Non Performing Loans to Gross Loans (%) 4.140 Jun 2023 semiannually Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 4.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 2015 - Nov 2024

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