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:
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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| 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 Balance (NGN bn) | -4,533.420 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Federal Govt Expenditure: Capital (NGN bn) | 250.290 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Gross Federation Account Revenue (NGN bn) | 6,285.040 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Federal Govt Expenditure: Recurrent (NGN bn) | 6,152.970 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 Revenue (NGN bn) | 2,305.540 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Federal Govt Expenditure (NGN bn) | 6,838.960 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 |
| Exports: Crude Oil (NGN mn) | 3,905,247.850 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports (NGN mn) | 4,384,900.258 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 Netherlands (NGN mn) | 261,930.167 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports (NGN mn) | 6,047,190.706 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) | 201,983.472 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) | 180,704.134 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| 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 |
| Exports: Plastic and Articles Thereof, Rubber and Articles Thereof (NGN mn) | 53,170.162 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Imports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) | 446,388.165 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: Europe: ow Germany (NGN mn) | 135,143.103 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Asia: ow China (NGN mn) | 1,298,198.961 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (NGN mn) | 1,432,150.870 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: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (NGN mn) | 1,024,863.121 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 |
| 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) | 21,896.535 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 67,150.889 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 63.3 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1993 - Aug 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 50.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Nov 2005 - Nov 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) | 73,616.6 Sep 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 33.3 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1993 - Aug 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 20.83 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Base Money (NGN mn) | 26,891,229.280 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Aug 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: M1 (NGN mn) | 34,949,935.480 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: Quasi Money (NGN mn) | 72,232,284.010 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2 (NGN mn) | 107,182,219.490 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Aug 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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