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Fixed Broadband Price by African country
Chad has the highest fixed broadband basket price as a share of income of any African country, at 577.2% — 1.9× Burundi's 311.1%.
Price of a fixed-broadband basket as a share of monthly GNI per capita — lower is more affordable (ITU). 53 of 54 countries, ranked · ITU ICT, 2016.
Latest available year varies by country (2013–2025); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Chad
Burundi
EritreaBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Fixed Broadband Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 577.2% ⚠ ’16 | |
| 2 | Burundi | 311.1% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 3 | Eritrea | 213.8% ⚠ ’13 | |
| 4 | Liberia | 146.8% | |
| 5 | Gambia | 98.1% ⚠ ’16 | |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 76.6% | |
| 7 | Niger | 51% | |
| 8 | Somalia | 50% | |
| 9 | Mozambique | 44.2% | |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.3% | |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 38.2% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 12 | Sudan | 36.6% | |
| 13 | Uganda | 34% | |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 31.4% | |
| 15 | Togo | 28.4% | |
| 16 | Tanzania | 28% | |
| 17 | South Sudan | 25.8% ⚠ ’16 | |
| 18 | Madagascar | 24.5% | |
| 19 | Comoros | 23.7% | |
| 20 | Rwanda | 23.3% | |
| 21 | Benin | 21.5% | |
| 22 | Malawi | 21.1% | |
| 23 | Mali | 18.6% | |
| 24 | Mauritania | 17.6% | |
| 25 | Cameroon | 17.2% | |
| 26 | Angola | 17.1% | |
| 27 | Nigeria | 15.5% | |
| 28 | Senegal | 15.1% | |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 12.9% | |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 12.8% | |
| 31 | Republic of the Congo | 12.5% | |
| 32 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.5% | |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 12.4% | |
| 34 | Kenya | 12.3% | |
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.4% | |
| 36 | Botswana | 7.9% | |
| 37 | Gabon | 6.6% | |
| 38 | Lesotho | 5.6% | |
| 39 | Namibia | 5.4% | |
| 40 | Djibouti | 5.3% | |
| 41 | Guinea | 4.5% | |
| 42 | Zambia | 4% | |
| 43 | Tunisia | 3.7% | |
| 44 | Ghana | 3.7% | |
| 45 | South Africa | 3.4% | |
| 46 | Morocco | 3% | |
| 47 | Algeria | 2.6% | |
| 48 | Egypt | 2.5% | |
| 49 | Cabo Verde | 2.1% | |
| 50 | Eswatini | 1.7% | |
| 51 | Mauritius | 1% | |
| 52 | Seychelles | 1% | |
| 53 | Libya | 0.8% |
Liberia
Gambia
Central African Republic
Niger
Somalia
Mozambique
Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Uganda
Burkina Faso
Togo
Tanzania
South Sudan
Madagascar
Comoros
Rwanda
Benin
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Cameroon
Angola
Nigeria
Senegal
Equatorial Guinea
Zimbabwe
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Ethiopia
Kenya
Cote d'Ivoire
Botswana
Gabon
Lesotho
Namibia
Djibouti
Guinea
Zambia
Tunisia
Ghana
South Africa
Morocco
Algeria
Egypt
Cabo Verde
Eswatini
Mauritius
Seychelles
LibyaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Fixed Broadband Price figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=fixed_broadband_price_pct_gni_pc&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest fixed broadband basket price as a share of income?
Chad has the highest fixed broadband basket price as a share of income in Africa at 577.2% (2016), followed by Burundi and Eritrea.
Which African country has the lowest fixed broadband basket price as a share of income?
Libya has the lowest fixed broadband basket price as a share of income of the 53 African countries with data, at 0.8% (2025).
How many African countries report Fixed Broadband Price data?
53 of 54 African countries have a Fixed Broadband Price figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2013–2025). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=fixed_broadband_price_pct_gni_pc&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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