Brunei Darussalam: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 9.02% from 129.85 in 2019 (1.87% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Brunei Darussalam's mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) fell 0.54 on 2023 (from 118.67 to 118.13).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +3.86 and a typical year strayed about 7.23 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.76 in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.49 in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Brunei Darussalam had the 81st highest value of the 151 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Brunei Darussalam in the 2024 ranking

• Moldova — 77th of 151: 120.08
• Romania — 78th of 151: 119.81
• Trinidad and Tobago — 79th of 151: 118.79
• Bulgaria — 81st of 151: 118.07
• Jamaica — 82nd of 151: 117.69
• Tunisia — 83rd of 151: 117.61

What this measures

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.

Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 52 values

Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in nearby economies

• Australia — 112.58 (2024)
• Cambodia — 116.09 (2024)
• China — 131.75 (2024)
• Fiji — 574.15 (2024)
• French Polynesia — 118.78 (2023)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 364.85 (2024)
• Indonesia — 122.52 (2024)
• Japan — 178.43 (2023)
• Kiribati — 53.52 (2024)
• Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 24.13 (2022)
• Korea, Rep. — 172.52 (2024)
• Lao PDR — 64.76 (2023)
• Macao SAR, China — 201.14 (2024)
• Malaysia — 139.67 (2024)
• Marshall Islands — 39.71 (2022)

More infrastructure data for Brunei Darussalam

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 546,615 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 128,276 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 27.72 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 7,522 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 45.91 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 820,886 (2023)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 11.97% (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 96.3% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 501.5 (2023)
• Patent applications, nonresidents — 137 (2024)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions — 97,991 (2024)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 21.18 (2024)
• Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count — 278 (2024)
• ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 1.32% (2024)
• ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) — 0.06% (2024)

Every indicator for Brunei Darussalam is on the Brunei Darussalam data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Brunei Darussalam's mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)?

118.13 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Brunei Darussalam rank?

81st highest of 151 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) unusual for Brunei Darussalam?

In 2024, Brunei Darussalam's mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) fell 0.54 on 2023 (from 118.67 to 118.13). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +3.86 and a typical year strayed about 7.23 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.CEL.SETS.P2, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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