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Fixed Broadband Price by African country

577.2%Chad leads · 2016

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.

#1 vs #53740×Chad vs Libya
Median15.5%Nigeria
Lowest0.8%Libya

By region

regional average
Central Africa91.6%
8 countries · led by Chad
East Africa52%
16 countries · led by Burundi
West Africa34.1%
16 countries · led by Liberia
North Africa8.2%
6 countries · led by Sudan
Southern Africa5.8%
7 countries · led by Zimbabwe

Full ranking

53 of 54 countries
#CountryFixed Broadband PricePeriod
1Chad
577.2%2016
2Burundi
311.1%2017
3Eritrea
213.8%2013
4Liberia
146.8%2025
5Gambia
98.1%2016
6Central African Republic
76.6%2025
7Niger
51%2025
8Somalia
50%2025
9Mozambique
44.2%2025
10Guinea-Bissau
42.3%2025
11Sierra Leone
38.2%2017
12Sudan
36.6%2025
13Uganda
34%2025
14Burkina Faso
31.4%2025
15Togo
28.4%2025
16Tanzania
28%2025
17South Sudan
25.8%2016
18Madagascar
24.5%2025
19Comoros
23.7%2025
20Rwanda
23.3%2025
21Benin
21.5%2025
22Malawi
21.1%2025
23Mali
18.6%2025
24Mauritania
17.6%2025
25Cameroon
17.2%2025
26Angola
17.1%2025
27Nigeria
15.5%2025
28Senegal
15.1%2025
29Equatorial Guinea
12.9%2022
30Zimbabwe
12.8%2023
31Republic of the Congo
12.5%2025
32Sao Tome and Principe
12.5%2025
33Ethiopia
12.4%2025
34Kenya
12.3%2025
35Cote d'Ivoire
11.4%2025
36Botswana
7.9%2025
37Gabon
6.6%2025
38Lesotho
5.6%2025
39Namibia
5.4%2025
40Djibouti
5.3%2025
41Guinea
4.5%2025
42Zambia
4%2025
43Tunisia
3.7%2025
44Ghana
3.7%2025
45South Africa
3.4%2025
46Morocco
3%2025
47Algeria
2.6%2025
48Egypt
2.5%2025
49Cabo Verde
2.1%2025
50Eswatini
1.7%2025
51Mauritius
1%2025
52Seychelles
1%2025
53Libya
0.8%2025

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GET /v1/data

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" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

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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 recent Fixed Broadband Price figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's 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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