Average price for mobile data in select African countries 2020

São Tomé and Príncipe had the most expensive price for mobile data in Africa, as of 2020. One gigabyte cost on average 28.26 U.S. dollars in the country, ranked as the fifth most expensive in the world. Malawi, Benin, and Chad also had high prices for mobile data, among the 10 most expensive globally. By contrast, one gigabyte cost 0.50 U.S. dollars in Somalia, the cheapest average value registered in Africa. The country ranked as the seventh in the world with lowest prices for mobile data. Moreover, eight out of the 50 cheapest countries globally are in Sub-Saharan Africa.