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Mobile Bundle Price by African country
Burundi has the highest mobile voice-and-data basket price as a share of income of any African country, at 27.7% — 1.5× Central African Republic's 18.1%.
Price of a mobile voice-and-data basket as a share of monthly GNI per capita — lower is more affordable (ITU). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · ITU ICT, 2025.
Latest available year varies by country (2022–2025); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Burundi
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the CongoBy region
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| # | Country | Mobile Bundle Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 18.1% | |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16.9% | |
| 4 | Chad | 9.8% | |
| 5 | Togo | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Niger | 9.4% | |
| 7 | Mali | 9.4% | |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 9.1% | |
| 9 | Lesotho | 8.9% | |
| 10 | South Sudan | 8.2% | |
| 11 | Liberia | 7.9% | |
| 12 | Madagascar | 7.8% | |
| 13 | Malawi | 7.7% | |
| 14 | Djibouti | 7.7% | |
| 15 | Cameroon | 6.4% | |
| 16 | Gambia | 6.4% | |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.1% | |
| 18 | Republic of the Congo | 6% | |
| 19 | Sudan | 6% | |
| 20 | Comoros | 5.9% | |
| 21 | Mozambique | 5.8% | |
| 22 | Benin | 5.4% | |
| 23 | Tanzania | 4.8% | |
| 24 | Guinea | 4% | |
| 25 | Somalia | 4% | |
| 26 | Uganda | 3.9% | |
| 27 | Zambia | 3% | |
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.9% | |
| 29 | Rwanda | 2.8% | |
| 30 | Nigeria | 2.7% | |
| 31 | Senegal | 2.6% | |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 2.5% | |
| 33 | Gabon | 2.1% | |
| 34 | Botswana | 1.8% | |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 1.7% | |
| 36 | Algeria | 1.6% | |
| 37 | Cabo Verde | 1.6% | |
| 38 | Angola | 1.5% | |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.5% | |
| 40 | Mauritania | 1.5% | |
| 41 | Seychelles | 1.4% | |
| 42 | Kenya | 1.3% | |
| 43 | South Africa | 1.1% | |
| 44 | Namibia | 1.1% | |
| 45 | Eswatini | 0.8% | |
| 46 | Morocco | 0.8% | |
| 47 | Egypt | 0.7% | |
| 48 | Ghana | 0.7% | |
| 49 | Mauritius | 0.6% | |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.6% | |
| 51 | Libya | 0.6% | |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 0% | |
| 54 | Eritrea | 0% |
Chad
Togo
Niger
Mali
Sierra Leone
Lesotho
South Sudan
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Djibouti
Cameroon
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Republic of the Congo
Sudan
Comoros
Mozambique
Benin
Tanzania
Guinea
Somalia
Uganda
Zambia
Sao Tome and Principe
Rwanda
Nigeria
Senegal
Zimbabwe
Gabon
Botswana
Ethiopia
Algeria
Cabo Verde
Angola
Cote d'Ivoire
Mauritania
Seychelles
Kenya
South Africa
Namibia
Eswatini
Morocco
Egypt
Ghana
Mauritius
Tunisia
Libya
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
EritreaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Mobile Bundle Price figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=mobile_voice_data_basket_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 mobile voice-and-data basket price as a share of income?
Burundi has the highest mobile voice-and-data basket price as a share of income in Africa at 27.7% (2025), followed by Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Which African country has the lowest mobile voice-and-data basket price as a share of income?
Eritrea has the lowest mobile voice-and-data basket price as a share of income of the 54 African countries with data, at 0% (2022).
How many African countries report Mobile Bundle Price data?
54 of 54 African countries have a Mobile Bundle Price figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2022–2025). 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=mobile_voice_data_basket_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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