Burundi: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Burundi's fixed broadband subscriptions fell 30.5% on 2022 (from 4,005 to 2,785).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2022), the average change was +31.1% and a typical year strayed about 42.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 120% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 30.5% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% 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 2023, Burundi had the 16th highest value of the 18 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 Burundi in the 2023 ranking

• Afghanistan — 13th of 18: 33,200
• Djibouti — 14th of 18: 16,972
• Comoros — 15th of 18: 3,299
• Palau — 17th of 18: 1,300
• South Sudan — 18th of 18: 200

What this measures

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.

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

All 16 values

Fixed broadband subscriptions in nearby economies

• Angola — 137,467 (2024)
• Benin — 40,117 (2024)
• Botswana — 187,597 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 200,485 (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 43,593 (2024)
• Cameroon — 588,198 (2022)
• Chad — 0 (2024)
• Comoros — 3,299 (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 35,000 (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 511,437 (2024)
• Equatorial Guinea — 1,816 (2022)

More infrastructure data for Burundi

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 14,363 (2023)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.1 (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 8.65 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 63.16 (2023)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 8.6% (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 15.68% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 36.26 (2023)
• ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 1.84% (2023)
• ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) — 0.05% (2023)
• Patent applications, nonresidents

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Questions people ask

What is Burundi's fixed broadband subscriptions?

2,785 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2008?

It is up 1,641% from 160 in 2008 (20.98% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4,230 in 2020 and the lowest 160 in 2008.

How does Burundi rank?

16th highest of 18 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in fixed broadband subscriptions unusual for Burundi?

In 2023, Burundi's fixed broadband subscriptions fell 30.5% on 2022 (from 4,005 to 2,785). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2022), the average change was +31.1% and a typical year strayed about 42.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.BBND, 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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