Pakistan Number of Subscriber Mobile

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | Person | World Bank

Key information about Pakistan Number of Subscriber Mobile

  • Pakistan Number of Subscriber Mobile was reported at 189,000,000.000 Person in Dec 2023
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 193,000,000.000 Person for Dec 2022
  • Pakistan Number of Subscriber Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 165,561.500 Person from Dec 1960 to 2023, with 52 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 193,000,000.000 Person in 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 1989
  • Pakistan 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 PK.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.

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Pakistan Number of Subscriber Mobile

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

Pakistan Number of Subscriber Mobile was reported at 189,000,000.000 Person in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
189,000,000.000 2023 193,000,000.000 2022 0.000 1989 193,000,000.000 2022 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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Pakistan Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -13,794.405 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 9,971.173 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.8 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 72.4 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (PKR bn) 34,964.514 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (PKR bn) 114,236.604 2029 yearly 1994 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (PKR bn) 29,651.120 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
CG Revenue: ytd: Tax (PKR mn) 2,775,892.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Govt (CG) Revenue: ytd (PKR mn) 5,827,251.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Govt Revenue: Tax: Federal: Direct Tax (PKR mn) 3,264,705.000 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
CG Expenditure: ytd: Current (PKR mn) 3,537,280.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Govt (CG) Expenditure: ytd (PKR mn) 4,131,242.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2000 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.318 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,498.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,975.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 9.6 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Oct 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 73,647.830 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 229,266.745 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,879.761 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 4,473.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -8.8 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Oct 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 322,961.887 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,291,292.991 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 614.644 Mar 2022 monthly Jan 1969 - Mar 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 187.900 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 235.616 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,257.939 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2024
Exports: Petroleum & Coal (PKR mn) 16,065.000 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2024
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -3,192.00 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -62.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.5 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 385.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 1997 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 133.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -22.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 155.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 130,401.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 37.3 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 3,713.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.9 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.665 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -130,571.311 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 8,070.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -221.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Credit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 19,201.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Debit: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 19,299.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -3,126.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 44.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) -549.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 9,869.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) -4.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) 14,116.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Cr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 47.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Liabilities (USD mn) -4.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods (USD mn) -6,046.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -347.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -668.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) -759.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 92.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 308.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 1,979.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn) 0.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 1,389.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI): Assets (USD mn) -317.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) 3,405.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Liabilities (USD mn) 900.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 141.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Dr: CA: GS: Services (USD mn) 2,738.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) -707.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Assets (USD mn) 553.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 545.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Cr: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) 10,010.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
BoP: Dr: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 3.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -130,651.519 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 26,759.106 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 157,410.625 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
External Debt: Private Sector (USD mn) 12,795.764 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Public (USD mn) 98,500.535 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2024
Workers' Remittances (USD mn) 2,849.091 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 1972 - Sep 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Hong Kong (USD mn) 40.845 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Sep 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United States (USD mn) 1.569 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Switzerland (USD mn) 16.853 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Sep 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Italy (USD mn) -0.173 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2011 - Sep 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: United Kingdom (USD mn) 0.367 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United Kingdom (USD mn) 31.755 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Sep 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: China (USD mn) 72.087 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: U.A.E (USD mn) 2.840 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: United States (USD mn) 8.184 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Sep 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct Investment: Outflow: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 0.411 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2012 - Sep 2024
FDI: Food (USD mn) 3.810 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Sep 2024
FDI: Chemicals (USD mn) 19.963 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Sep 2024
FDI: Tobacco & Cigarettes (USD mn) 7.021 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2001 - Sep 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 7.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,664.970 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 40,482.495 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 1991 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 130,643.296 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 15.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Sep 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2006 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 14,174.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1959 - Aug 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2006 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,472.305 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 96,876.180 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 23.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 165,549.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jun 2008 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jun 2009 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 42,928.894 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 2007 - Sep 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.70 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 2008 - Sep 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 7.98 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Money Supply M0: Reserve Money (PKR mn) 11,236,871.968 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
ORA: Gold Including Gold Deposits and Gold Swapped (USD mn) 2,711.52 May 2018 monthly Oct 2003 - May 2018
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (USD mn) 5,123.392 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 2003 - Sep 2024

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