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Netherlands – Mobile Subscriptions

Name: Netherlands Mobile Subscriptions
Creator: World Bank
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Number of mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. Includes both prepaid and postpaid subscriptions. · World Bank

117.35 +1.53 from 2022 G20 rank: 88th · all-time high: 124.28 (2008)

APA

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

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_netherlands_mobile-subscriptions,
  title = {Netherlands Mobile Subscriptions},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/netherlands/mobile-subscriptions},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	110.89	–	–
2025* trend	112.80	–	–
2023	117.35	+1.53	88th
2022	115.82	−7.63	99th
2021	123.45	+2.02	74th
2020	121.42	−2.66	71st
2019	124.09	+2.93	72nd
2018	121.16	+2.59	69th
2017	118.58	−2.84	83rd
2016	121.42	−0.22	68th
2015	121.64	+6.77	70th
2014	114.87	+0.13	82nd
2013	114.73	−1.83	79th
2012	116.56	−1.11	74th
2011	117.67	+3.32	59th
2010	114.36	−6.41	64th
2009	120.77	−3.51	42nd
2008	124.28	+7.62	29th
2007	116.66	+11.79	27th
2006	104.86	+8.70	26th
2005	96.16	+6.06	26th
2004	90.10	+9.45	21st
2003	80.65	+6.36	22nd
2002	74.29	−1.10	21st
2001	75.39	+8.42	13th
2000	66.97	+24.31	12th
1999	42.66	+21.35	17th
1998	21.31	+10.33	24th
1997	10.99	+4.45	34th
1996	6.54	+3.05	38th
1995	3.49	+1.40	40th
1994	2.09	+0.67	40th
1993	1.42	+0.32	36th
1992	1.10	+0.33	32nd
1991	0.76	+0.24	29th
1990	0.53	+0.15	27th
1989	0.38	+0.15	22nd
1988	0.22	+0.06	18th
1987	0.16	+0.06	14th
1986	0.10	+0.07	14th
1985	0.03	+0.03	13th
1983	0.00	+0.00	139th
1982	0.00	+0.00	140th
1981	0.00	+0.00	139th
1980	0.00	+0.00	137th
1979	0.00	+0.00	136th
1978	0.00	+0.00	136th
1977	0.00	+0.00	136th
1976	0.00	+0.00	136th
1975	0.00	+0.00	136th
1970	0.00	+0.00	136th
1965	0.00	+0.00	136th
1960	0.00	–	136th

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 +19.5% GDP growth 6.3% C/A balance 10.3%

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

Netherlands 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 →