The statistic depicts the handset penetration (subscriptions) per capita in the Middle East and Africa from 1996 to 2015. In the Middle East and Africa, the handset penetration per capita was 10 percent in 2000. In 2015, the handset penetration per capita is projected to reach 114 percent.
Handset penetration per capita in the Middle East and Africa from 1996 to 2015 (in percent)
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Credit Suisse. (May 3, 2010). Handset penetration per capita in the Middle East and Africa from 1996 to 2015 (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203707/handset-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-1996/
Credit Suisse. "Handset penetration per capita in the Middle East and Africa from 1996 to 2015 (in percent)." Chart. May 3, 2010. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203707/handset-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-1996/
Credit Suisse. (2010). Handset penetration per capita in the Middle East and Africa from 1996 to 2015 (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203707/handset-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-1996/
Credit Suisse. "Handset Penetration per Capita in The Middle East and Africa from 1996 to 2015 (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203707/handset-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-1996/
Credit Suisse, Handset penetration per capita in the Middle East and Africa from 1996 to 2015 (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203707/handset-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-1996/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Handset penetration per capita in the Middle East and Africa from 1996 to 2015 (in percent) [Graph], Credit Suisse, May 3, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203707/handset-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-1996/