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Germany – Mobile Subscriptions

Name: Germany Mobile Subscriptions
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Number of mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. Includes both prepaid and postpaid subscriptions. · World Bank

124.66 +0.50 from 2022 G20 rank: 69th · all-time high: 132.00 (2017)

APA

Germany Mobile Subscriptions. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/germany/mobile-subscriptions

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_germany_mobile-subscriptions,
  title = {Germany Mobile Subscriptions},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/germany/mobile-subscriptions},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	120.77	–	–
2025* trend	121.92	–	–
2023	124.66	+0.50	69th
2022	124.16	−2.97	71st
2021	127.13	−1.30	62nd
2020	128.43	+0.13	56th
2019	128.29	−0.65	59th
2018	128.95	−3.06	47th
2017	132.00	+6.98	38th
2016	125.02	+7.62	57th
2015	117.40	−4.91	81st
2014	122.31	−1.13	63rd
2013	123.44	+9.24	63rd
2012	114.19	+1.77	81st
2011	112.42	+3.05	68th
2010	109.36	−20.37	72nd
2009	129.73	−0.36	27th
2008	130.10	+11.73	20th
2007	118.37	+13.54	24th
2006	104.84	+8.22	27th
2005	96.62	+9.74	25th
2004	86.88	+7.96	26th
2003	78.92	+6.87	24th
2002	72.05	+3.55	23rd
2001	68.50	+9.57	21st
2000	58.93	+30.18	19th
1999	28.75	+11.68	31st
1998	17.07	+6.90	35th
1997	10.16	+3.38	37th
1996	6.78	+2.19	35th
1995	4.59	+1.51	32nd
1994	3.08	+0.88	30th
1993	2.20	+0.99	26th
1992	1.21	+0.54	31st
1991	0.67	+0.32	33rd
1990	0.34	+0.14	33rd
1989	0.21	+0.08	29th
1988	0.13	+0.06	27th
1987	0.06	+0.03	26th
1986	0.03	+0.03	22nd
1985	0.00	+0.00	18th
1984	0.00	+0.00	58th
1983	0.00	+0.00	55th
1982	0.00	+0.00	55th
1981	0.00	+0.00	53rd
1980	0.00	+0.00	50th
1979	0.00	+0.00	48th
1978	0.00	+0.00	48th
1977	0.00	+0.00	48th
1976	0.00	+0.00	48th
1975	0.00	+0.00	48th
1970	0.00	+0.00	48th
1965	0.00	+0.00	48th
1960	0.00	–	48th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +10.2% GDP growth 3.9% C/A balance 6.9%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Germany matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw mobile subscriptions improve within 24 months. View full analysis →