Central African Republic: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Central African Republic's fixed telephone subscriptions rose 4.4% on 2021 (from 2,000 to 2,088).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2021), the average change was +5% and a typical year strayed about 29.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 135.1% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 73.9% in 2010. 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 125.96 a year. A straight line explains 53% 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.

How it compares

In 2022, Central African Republic had the 39th highest value of the 45 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 Central African Republic in the 2022 ranking

• Turks and Caicos Islands — 36th of 45: 4,052
• Tonga — 37th of 45: 3,280
• Tuvalu — 38th of 45: 2,113
• Marshall Islands — 40th of 45: 1,947
• Haiti — 41st of 45: 1,357
• Sierra Leone — 42nd of 45: 269

What this measures

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.

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 sum.

All 42 values

Fixed telephone subscriptions in nearby economies

• Angola — 80,267 (2024)
• Benin — 1,350 (2024)
• Botswana — 83,182 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 81,718 (2024)
• Burundi — 14,363 (2023)
• Cabo Verde — 61,294 (2024)
• Cameroon — 67,507 (2024)
• Chad — 0 (2024)
• Comoros — 8,823 (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 0 (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — 17,604 (2022)

More infrastructure data for Central African Republic

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 1.98 million (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 38.82 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.04 (2022)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 79.66% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 25.75 (2023)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 13.78% (2024)
• ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 3.23% (2024)
• ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) — 3.47% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Central African Republic's fixed telephone subscriptions?

2,088 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1978?

It is down 18.34% from 2,557 in 1978 (0.46% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 10,000 in 2004 and the lowest 800 in 2013.

How does Central African Republic rank?

39th highest of 45 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in fixed telephone subscriptions unusual for Central African Republic?

In 2022, Central African Republic's fixed telephone subscriptions rose 4.4% on 2021 (from 2,000 to 2,088). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2021), the average change was +5% and a typical year strayed about 29.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.MLT.MAIN, 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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