West Bank and Gaza's fixed broadband subscriptions was 448,515 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 90.74% from 235,142 in 2014 (6.67% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 448,515 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 364,881 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 235,142 | 2014 |
| Highest | 468,250 | 2023 |
| Lowest | 18 | 2004 |
| Average since 2015 | 381,426 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 18 | 2004 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, West Bank and Gaza's fixed broadband subscriptions fell 4.2% on 2023 (from 468,250 to 448,515).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +2,789.8% and a typical year strayed about 10,670.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 41,361.1% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.2% in 2024. 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 18,614 a year. A straight line explains 92% 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, West Bank and Gaza had the 96th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| West Bank and Gaza | 448,515 | 2024 |
| World | 1.65 billion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 160 million | 2025 |
Closest to West Bank and Gaza in the 2024 ranking
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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 448,515 |
| 2023 | 468,250 |
| 2022 | 421,065 |
| 2021 | 415,492 |
| 2020 | 376,911 |
| 2019 | 364,881 |
| 2018 | 364,086 |
| 2017 | 359,872 |
| 2016 | 320,684 |
| 2015 | 274,500 |
| 2014 |
Fixed broadband subscriptions in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 33,200 (2023)
- Algeria — 6.23 million (2024)
- Bahrain — 273,063 (2024)
- Djibouti — 16,972 (2023)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 13.62 million (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 11.04 million (2024)
- Iraq — 8.12 million (2024)
- Israel — 2.74 million (2024)
- Jordan — 810,782 (2024)
- Kuwait — 49,049 (2023)
- Lebanon — 418,869 (2022)
More infrastructure data for West Bank and Gaza
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 14.79% (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 383,653 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 7.09 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 4.15 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles — 861.66 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 76.69 (2023)
- ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$91.02 million (2024)
- ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 17.7% (2024)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is West Bank and Gaza's fixed broadband subscriptions?
- 448,515 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2004?
- It is up 2.49 million% from 18 in 2004 (65.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 468,250 in 2023 and the lowest 18 in 2004.
- How does West Bank and Gaza rank?
- 96th highest of 151 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in fixed broadband subscriptions unusual for West Bank and Gaza?
- In 2024, West Bank and Gaza's fixed broadband subscriptions fell 4.2% on 2023 (from 468,250 to 448,515). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +2,789.8% and a typical year strayed about 10,670.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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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