Madagascar's fixed broadband subscriptions was 38,835 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.23% from 37,988 in 2013 (0.22% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 38,835 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 27,211 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 37,988 | 2013 |
| Highest | 38,835 | 2023 |
| Lowest | 1,361 | 2006 |
| Average since 2014 | 29,167 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 1,361 | 2006 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Madagascar's fixed broadband subscriptions rose 18.7% on 2022 (from 32,717 to 38,835).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2022), the average change was +35.5% and a typical year strayed about 88.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 353.5% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 34.6% in 2014. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1,427 a year. A straight line explains 86% 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 2023, Madagascar had the 12th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 38,835 | 2023 |
| World | 1.65 billion | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 15 million | 2025 |
| Low income | 4 million | 2025 |
Closest to Madagascar in the 2023 ranking
- French Polynesia — 9th of 18: 99,947
- Curaçao — 10th of 18: 58,433
- Kuwait — 11th of 18: 49,049
- Afghanistan — 13th of 18: 33,200
- Djibouti — 14th of 18: 16,972
- Comoros — 15th of 18: 3,299
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
| Year | Fixed broadband subscriptions |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 38,835 |
| 2022 | 32,717 |
| 2021 | 30,933 |
| 2020 | 32,000 |
| 2019 | 30,000 |
| 2018 | 27,211 |
| 2017 | 25,062 |
| 2016 | 26,385 |
| 2015 | 23,694 |
| 2014 | 24,835 |
| 2013 |
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)
- Cameroon — 588,198 (2022)
- Chad — 0 (2024)
- Comoros — 3,299 (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 35,000 (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 511,437 (2024)
More infrastructure data for Madagascar
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 3,413 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.01 (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 5,367 (2023)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 2.49 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 313,313 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 75.46 (2023)
- ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$353.26 million (2025)
- ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 21.26% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Madagascar's fixed broadband subscriptions?
- 38,835 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is up 2,753% from 1,361 in 2006 (21.79% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 38,835 in 2023 and the lowest 1,361 in 2006.
- How does Madagascar rank?
- 12th highest of 18 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in fixed broadband subscriptions unusual for Madagascar?
- In 2023, Madagascar's fixed broadband subscriptions rose 18.7% on 2022 (from 32,717 to 38,835). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2022), the average change was +35.5% and a typical year strayed about 88.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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.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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