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Mobile cellular subscriptions — Panama

Mobile cellular subscriptions in Panama in 2023 — 156.6 per 100. Ranked 22 in the world out of 172.

2023 156.6 per 100 +2.98% vs 2022
World rank 22of 172
Period maximum 183.2 per 1002010
Period minimum 0 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 100 people

Mobile cellular subscriptions — Panama, 1960–202305010015020019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0 per 1001965: 0 per 1001970: 0 per 1001975: 0 per 1001976: 0 per 1001977: 0 per 1001978: 0 per 1001979: 0 per 1001980: 0 per 1001981: 0 per 1001982: 0 per 1001983: 0 per 1001984: 0 per 1001985: 0 per 1001986: 0 per 1001987: 0 per 1001988: 0 per 1001989: 0 per 1001990: 0 per 1001991: 0 per 1001992: 0 per 1001993: 0 per 1001994: 0 per 1001995: 0 per 1001996: 0.3 per 1001997: 0.8 per 1001998: 3 per 1001999: 7.9 per 1002000: 13.6 per 1002001: 15.5 per 1002002: 16.8 per 1002003: 21.7 per 1002004: 38.8 per 1002005: 52.8 per 1002006: 64.4 per 1002007: 87.6 per 1002008: 111.8 per 1002009: 170.2 per 1002010: 183.2 per 1002011: 182.4 per 1002012: 165.3 per 1002013: 162.2 per 1002014: 177.4 per 1002015: 145 per 1002016: 127.6 per 1002017: 128.8 per 1002018: 137.3 per 1002019: 137.6 per 1002020: 142.3 per 1002021: 147.9 per 1002022: 152.1 per 1002023: 156.6 per 100
Change over the period: +156.6

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 156.6 per 100
World 109.8 per 100
Latin America & Caribbean 112.6 per 100
Central America computed 113.6 per 100
High-income countries computed 136.1 per 100
Mobile cellular subscriptions — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2023 156.6 +4.5 +2.98%
2022 152.1 +4.2 +2.81%
2021 147.9 +5.6 +3.95%
2020 142.3 +4.7 +3.43%
2019 137.6 +0.3 +0.2%
2018 137.3 +8.5 +6.58%
2017 128.8 +1.2 +0.95%
2016 127.6 −17.4 −11.99%
2015 145 −32.4 −18.28%
2014 177.4 +15.2 +9.4%
2013 162.2 −3.1 −1.87%
2012 165.3 −17.1 −9.36%
2011 182.4 −0.8 −0.44%
2010 183.2 +13 +7.62%
2009 170.2 +58.4 +52.18%
2008 111.8 +24.3 +27.7%
2007 87.6 +23.2 +35.94%
2006 64.4 +11.6 +22.06%
2005 52.8 +14 +36.2%
2004 38.8 +17 +78.53%
2003 21.7 +4.9 +29.18%
2002 16.8 +1.3 +8.56%
2001 15.5 +1.8 +13.54%
2000 13.6 +5.7 +72.29%
1999 7.9 +4.9 +165.83%
1998 3 +2.1 +258.61%
1997 0.8 +0.6 +228.66%
1996 0.3 +0.3 —
1995 0 +0 —
1994 0 +0 —
1993 0 +0 —
1992 0 +0 —
1991 0 +0 —
1990 0 +0 —
1989 0 +0 —
1988 0 +0 —
1987 0 +0 —
1986 0 +0 —
1985 0 +0 —
1984 0 +0 —
1983 0 +0 —
1982 0 +0 —
1981 0 +0 —
1980 0 +0 —
1979 0 +0 —
1978 0 +0 —
1977 0 +0 —
1976 0 +0 —
1975 0 — —
1970 0 — —
1965 0 — —
1960 0 — —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SV El Salvador 179.7 PA Panama 156.6 CR Costa Rica 133.5 GT Guatemala 113.7 MX Mexico 111.7 NI Nicaragua 105.8 HN Honduras 74.4
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About the indicator

The number of active mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. SIM cards are counted, not people, so the indicator regularly runs above 100: many users hold several numbers, on top of the SIMs in devices and modems. Sharp drops usually mean that operators have cleared out inactive numbers, not that subscribers have been lost.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.

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