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Pakistan – Mobile Subscriptions

Name: Pakistan 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

76.54 −2.57 from 2022 G20 rank: 138th · all-time high: 79.11 (2022)

Pakistan's mobile subscriptions was 76.54 in 2023, a decrease of +2.57 from 79.11 in 2022. This ranked 138th in the G20. The all-time high was 79.11 in 2022.

APA

Pakistan Mobile Subscriptions. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/pakistan/mobile-subscriptions

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_pakistan_mobile-subscriptions,
  title = {Pakistan Mobile Subscriptions},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/pakistan/mobile-subscriptions},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Pakistan Mobile Subscriptions – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	83.23	–	–
2025* trend	81.82	–	–
2023	76.54	−2.57	138th
2022	79.11	+0.30	169th
2021	78.80	+4.07	170th
2020	74.73	+3.07	174th
2019	71.67	+3.81	177th
2018	67.86	+3.13	168th
2017	64.73	+2.73	174th
2016	62.00	+4.06	176th
2015	57.94	−5.42	184th
2014	63.36	+2.84	174th
2013	60.52	+2.66	165th
2012	57.86	+4.41	169th
2011	53.45	+3.66	165th
2010	49.78	+1.25	162nd
2009	48.54	+2.09	149th
2008	46.45	+12.38	141st
2007	34.07	+14.87	139th
2006	19.20	+11.93	150th
2005	7.28	+4.35	164th
2004	2.93	+1.49	180th
2003	1.44	+0.40	180th
2002	1.04	+0.57	172nd
2001	0.47	+0.27	171st
2000	0.20	+0.02	172nd
1999	0.18	+0.04	156th
1998	0.13	+0.04	144th
1997	0.10	+0.05	135th
1996	0.05	+0.02	131st
1995	0.03	+0.01	121st
1994	0.02	+0.01	106th
1993	0.01	+0.00	98th
1992	0.01	+0.00	88th
1991	0.01	+0.01	71st
1990	0.00	+0.00	61st
1989	0.00	+0.00	147th
1988	0.00	+0.00	147th
1987	0.00	+0.00	146th
1986	0.00	+0.00	148th
1985	0.00	+0.00	143rd
1984	0.00	+0.00	143rd
1983	0.00	+0.00	144th
1982	0.00	+0.00	145th
1981	0.00	+0.00	144th
1980	0.00	+0.00	143rd
1979	0.00	+0.00	142nd
1978	0.00	+0.00	142nd
1977	0.00	+0.00	142nd
1976	0.00	+0.00	142nd
1975	0.00	+0.00	142nd
1970	0.00	+0.00	142nd
1965	0.00	+0.00	142nd
1960	0.00	–	142nd

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 +34.1% GDP growth 3.0% C/A balance 0.1%

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

Pakistan matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2024. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw mobile subscriptions improve within 24 months. View full analysis →