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Switzerland – Mobile Subscriptions

Name: Switzerland 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

128.64 +4.67 from 2022 Global rank: 54th · all-time high: 136.55 (2013)

Switzerland's mobile subscriptions was 128.64 in 2023, an increase of +4.67 from 123.97 in 2022. This ranked 54th globally. The all-time high was 136.55 in 2013.

APA

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

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_switzerland_mobile-subscriptions,
  title = {Switzerland Mobile Subscriptions},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/switzerland/mobile-subscriptions},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Switzerland Mobile Subscriptions – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	126.04	–	–
2025* trend	126.04	–	–
2023	128.64	+4.67	54th
2022	123.97	+0.76	73rd
2021	123.21	−4.16	77th
2020	127.38	+0.45	57th
2019	126.92	+0.24	60th
2018	126.68	−4.49	53rd
2017	131.17	−3.07	41st
2016	134.24	−1.49	38th
2015	135.72	−0.41	41st
2014	136.14	−0.41	41st
2013	136.55	+4.52	41st
2012	132.03	+4.63	43rd
2011	127.40	+4.16	41st
2010	123.24	+2.75	44th
2009	120.48	+4.06	43rd
2008	116.42	+7.63	42nd
2007	108.79	+9.36	41st
2006	99.43	+7.47	37th
2005	91.96	+6.98	31st
2004	84.98	+0.58	30th
2003	84.39	+5.59	19th
2002	78.81	+5.80	18th
2001	73.01	+8.44	18th
2000	64.57	+21.76	15th
1999	42.81	+18.91	16th
1998	23.90	+9.16	20th
1997	14.74	+5.36	22nd
1996	9.37	+3.02	22nd
1995	6.35	+1.60	26th
1994	4.75	+1.04	21st
1993	3.72	+0.59	18th
1992	3.13	+0.56	15th
1991	2.57	+0.71	12th
1990	1.86	+0.77	11th
1989	1.09	+0.63	12th
1988	0.47	+0.38	14th
1987	0.08	+0.08	21st
1986	0.00	+0.00	58th
1985	0.00	+0.00	50th
1984	0.00	+0.00	43rd
1983	0.00	+0.00	40th
1982	0.00	+0.00	40th
1981	0.00	+0.00	38th
1980	0.00	+0.00	35th
1979	0.00	+0.00	33rd
1978	0.00	+0.00	33rd
1977	0.00	+0.00	33rd
1976	0.00	+0.00	33rd
1975	0.00	+0.00	33rd
1970	0.00	+0.00	33rd
1965	0.00	+0.00	33rd
1960	0.00	–	33rd

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 +12.7% GDP growth 2.1% C/A balance 7.2%

This pattern occurred 682 times in 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

Switzerland matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2016. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw mobile subscriptions improve within 24 months. View full analysis →