Cameroon: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Cameroon's fixed broadband subscriptions fell 2.2% on 2021 (from 601,258 to 588,198).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2021), the average change was +166.9% and a typical year strayed about 427.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 1,684% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.8% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 77,971 a year. A straight line explains 84% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 878,349 for 2025. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2020 to 2022 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 146,852, against 236,416 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2022, Cameroon had the 1st highest value of the 35 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 Cameroon in the 2022 ranking

• Yemen, Rep. — 2nd of 35: 485,905
• Lebanon — 3rd of 35: 418,869
• Turkmenistan — 4th of 35: 377,207

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 18 values

Fixed broadband subscriptions in nearby economies

• Angola — 137,467 (2024)
• Benin — 40,117 (2024)
• Botswana — 187,597 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 200,485 (2024)
• Burundi — 2,785 (2023)
• Cabo Verde — 43,593 (2024)
• 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 Cameroon

• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 6,200 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 331,025 (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 31.52 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 108.21 (2024)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0.02 (2023)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 67,507 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.23 (2024)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$189.16 million (2024)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 10.48% (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports)

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Questions people ask

What is Cameroon's fixed broadband subscriptions?

588,198 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 291,087% from 202 in 2005 (59.87% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 722,579 in 2020 and the lowest 202 in 2005.

How does Cameroon rank?

1st highest of 35 economies with data for 2022.

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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