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Mobile Data Price by African country
Central African Republic has the highest mobile data basket price as a share of income of any African country, at 53.7% — 2.1× Burundi's 25.2%.
Price of a 2GB mobile data basket as a share of monthly GNI per capita — lower is more affordable (ITU). 52 of 54 countries, ranked · ITU ICT, 2025.
Central African Republic
Burundi
South SudanBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Mobile Data Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 53.7% | |
| 2 | Burundi | 25.2% | |
| 3 | South Sudan | 24.2% | |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.8% | |
| 5 | Niger | 13.9% | |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 12.9% | |
| 7 | Liberia | 12.6% | |
| 8 | Madagascar | 12.5% | |
| 9 | Chad | 11.8% | |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.2% | |
| 11 | Togo | 9.5% | |
| 12 | Mali | 9.4% | |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 8.8% | |
| 14 | Gambia | 8.7% | |
| 15 | Malawi | 8.5% | |
| 16 | Lesotho | 8.4% | |
| 17 | Comoros | 7.4% | |
| 18 | Benin | 6.9% | |
| 19 | Sudan | 6.6% | |
| 20 | Mozambique | 6.4% | |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 6.1% | |
| 22 | Uganda | 6.1% | |
| 23 | Djibouti | 5.7% | |
| 24 | Cameroon | 5.7% | |
| 25 | Republic of the Congo | 5.3% | |
| 26 | Guinea | 5.2% | |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 4.8% | |
| 28 | Tanzania | 4.8% | |
| 29 | Senegal | 4.7% | |
| 30 | Eswatini | 4.6% | |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.4% | |
| 32 | Kenya | 4.1% | |
| 33 | Somalia | 4% | |
| 34 | Zambia | 3.2% | |
| 35 | Ghana | 3.1% | |
| 36 | Angola | 3.1% | |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3% | |
| 38 | Mauritania | 2.9% | |
| 39 | Namibia | 2.8% | |
| 40 | Gabon | 2.7% | |
| 41 | Rwanda | 1.9% | |
| 42 | Cabo Verde | 1.6% | |
| 43 | Egypt | 1.6% | |
| 44 | Nigeria | 1.6% | |
| 45 | Morocco | 1.5% | |
| 46 | Seychelles | 1.4% | |
| 47 | Botswana | 1.4% | |
| 48 | Tunisia | 1.4% | |
| 49 | South Africa | 1.3% | |
| 50 | Mauritius | 0.5% | |
| 51 | Algeria | 0.5% | |
| 52 | Libya | 0.4% |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Niger
Zimbabwe
Liberia
Madagascar
Chad
Guinea-Bissau
Togo
Mali
Burkina Faso
Gambia
Malawi
Lesotho
Comoros
Benin
Sudan
Mozambique
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Djibouti
Cameroon
Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Ethiopia
Tanzania
Senegal
Eswatini
Sao Tome and Principe
Kenya
Somalia
Zambia
Ghana
Angola
Cote d'Ivoire
Mauritania
Namibia
Gabon
Rwanda
Cabo Verde
Egypt
Nigeria
Morocco
Seychelles
Botswana
Tunisia
South Africa
Mauritius
Algeria
LibyaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Mobile Data Price figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest mobile data basket price as a share of income?
Central African Republic has the highest mobile data basket price as a share of income in Africa at 53.7% (2025), followed by Burundi and South Sudan.
Which African country has the lowest mobile data basket price as a share of income?
Libya has the lowest mobile data basket price as a share of income of the 52 African countries with data, at 0.4% (2025).
How many African countries report Mobile Data Price data?
52 of 54 African countries have a Mobile Data Price figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2023–2025). 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_data_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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