Indicator

Mobile Data Price by African country

2025

Price of a 2GB mobile data basket as a share of monthly GNI per capita — lower is more affordable (ITU).

Africa, 202551 of 54 countries
5.8%population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Central African Republic · 53.7%Lowest in 2025Libya · 0.4%Reported in 202551 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 4.8%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 18.8%Somalia — 4.0%Kenya — 4.1%Sudan — 6.6%Chad — 11.8%South Africa — 1.3%Lesotho — 8.3%Zimbabwe — no dataBotswana — 1.4%Namibia — 2.8%Senegal — 4.7%Mali — 9.4%Mauritania — 2.9%Benin — 6.9%Niger — 13.9%Nigeria — 1.6%Cameroon — 5.7%Togo — 9.5%Ghana — 3.1%Cote d'Ivoire — 3.0%Guinea — 5.2%Guinea-Bissau — 10.2%Liberia — 12.6%Sierra Leone — 6.1%Burkina Faso — 8.8%Central African Republic — 53.7%Republic of the Congo — 5.3%Gabon — 2.6%Equatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 3.2%Malawi — 8.4%Mozambique — 6.4%Eswatini — 4.6%Angola — 3.0%Burundi — 25.2%Madagascar — 12.5%Gambia — 8.7%Tunisia — 1.4%Algeria — 0.5%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 1.5%Egypt — 1.6%Libya — 0.4%Ethiopia — 4.8%Djibouti — 5.7%Uganda — 6.1%Rwanda — 1.9%South Sudan — 24.2%Nigeria 1.6%Nigeria 1.6%Ethiopia 4.8%Ethiopia 4.8%Kenya 4.1%Kenya 4.1%South Africa 1.3%South Africa 1.3%2025HIGHEST IN 2025Central African Republic53.7%Burundi25.2%South Sudan24.2%Democratic Republic of the Congo18.8%Niger13.9%LOWEST IN 2025Libya0.4%Algeria0.5%Mauritiusnot drawn0.5%South Africa1.3%Tunisia1.4%PINNEDEthiopia4.8%26 of 51Kenya4.1%31 of 51Nigeria1.6%43 of 51OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn1.6%Comorosnot drawn7.4%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn4.3%Seychellesnot drawn1.4%% of GNI per capita · quintiles of the observed range0.4%1.6%4.1%6.1%9.4%53.7%no record
20142025
ITU · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Middle Africa8 of 9 countries13.8%
Eastern Africa16 of 18 countries6.5%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries4.2%
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries2.3%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries1.6%
Africaall 54 countries · 51 with a 2025 figure5.8%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Three countries have no usable 2025 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea and Zimbabwe are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Mobile Data PricePrice of a 2GB mobile data basket as a share of monthly GNI per capita — lower is more affordable (ITU).
SourceITU, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of GNI per capita
Last updated15 Aug 2026
Next expected updateAug 2027
Date range2023–2025
Coverage51 of 54 countries · 51 reported, 0 modelled, 3 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 51 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

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Africa API (2026) — "Mobile Data Price". Data adapted from ITU. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/mobile-data-price
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GET /v1/data?metric_key=mobile_data_price_pct_gni_pc&year=2025&limit=100

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52 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryMobile Data PricePeriod
1Central African Republic53.67%2025
2Burundi25.18%2025
3South Sudan24.23%2025
4Democratic Republic of the Congo18.75%2025
5Niger13.86%2025
6Zimbabwe12.92%2023
7Liberia12.63%2025
8Madagascar12.49%2025
9Chad11.81%2025
10Guinea-Bissau10.2%2025
11Togo9.46%2025
12Mali9.38%2025
13Burkina Faso8.8%2025
14Gambia8.68%2025
15Malawi8.45%2025
16Lesotho8.35%2025
17Comoros7.36%2025
18Benin6.89%2025
19Sudan6.62%2025
20Mozambique6.4%2025
21Sierra Leone6.13%2025
22Uganda6.07%2025
23Djibouti5.74%2025
24Cameroon5.72%2025
25Republic of the Congo5.32%2025
26Guinea5.16%2025
27Ethiopia4.79%2025
28Tanzania4.79%2025
29Senegal4.68%2025
30Eswatini4.56%2025
31Sao Tome and Principe4.35%2025
32Kenya4.1%2025
33Somalia4%2025
34Zambia3.18%2025
35Ghana3.06%2025
36Angola3.05%2025
37Cote d'Ivoire3.04%2025
38Mauritania2.94%2025
39Namibia2.75%2025
40Gabon2.65%2025
41Rwanda1.87%2025
42Cabo Verde1.59%2025
43Egypt1.58%2025
44Nigeria1.56%2025
45Morocco1.5%2025
46Seychelles1.43%2025
47Botswana1.38%2025
48Tunisia1.36%2025
49South Africa1.27%2025
50Mauritius0.54%2025
51Algeria0.49%2025
52Libya0.39%2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 52 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
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