Nepal: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Nepal's fixed broadband subscriptions fell 5.8% on 2023 (from 3.17 million to 2.98 million).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +112.5% and a typical year strayed about 248.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 1,037.8% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 25.9% in 2016. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 342,849 a year. A straight line explains 89% 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 2024, Nepal had the 51st 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 Nepal in the 2024 ranking

• Kazakhstan — 48th of 151: 3.15 million
• Ecuador — 49th of 151: 3.13 million
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 50th of 151: 2.99 million
• Morocco — 52nd of 151: 2.83 million
• Austria — 53rd of 151: 2.75 million
• Israel — 54th of 151: 2.74 million

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 19 values

Fixed broadband subscriptions in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 14.04 million (2024)
• Bhutan — 23,118 (2024)
• India — 45.71 million (2024)
• Maldives — 103,707 (2024)
• Sri Lanka — 1.96 million (2024)

More infrastructure data for Nepal

• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 67,501 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 16.93 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 4.29 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 29.61 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 99.85 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 407,925 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 1.38 (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 46.32% (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 6.25% (2024)
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Questions people ask

What is Nepal's fixed broadband subscriptions?

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

How has it changed since 2006?

It is up 309,823% from 963 in 2006 (56.3% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.17 million in 2023 and the lowest 963 in 2006.

How does Nepal rank?

51st highest of 151 economies with data for 2024.

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

In 2024, Nepal's fixed broadband subscriptions fell 5.8% on 2023 (from 3.17 million to 2.98 million). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +112.5% and a typical year strayed about 248.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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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