The statistic depicts the smartphone penetration per capita in the Middle East and Africa from 2011 to 2018. In the Middle East and Africa, the smartphone penetration per capita was 2.6 percent in 2011. In 2017, the smartphone penetration per capita is projected to reach 13.6 percent.
Smartphone user penetration as percentage of total population in Middle East & Africa from 2011 to 2018*
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eMarketer. (August 24, 2014). Smartphone user penetration as percentage of total population in Middle East & Africa from 2011 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203732/smartphone-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-2005/
eMarketer. "Smartphone user penetration as percentage of total population in Middle East & Africa from 2011 to 2018*." Chart. August 24, 2014. Statista. Accessed September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203732/smartphone-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-2005/
eMarketer. (2014). Smartphone user penetration as percentage of total population in Middle East & Africa from 2011 to 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203732/smartphone-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-2005/
eMarketer. "Smartphone User Penetration as Percentage of Total Population in Middle East & Africa from 2011 to 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203732/smartphone-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-2005/
eMarketer, Smartphone user penetration as percentage of total population in Middle East & Africa from 2011 to 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203732/smartphone-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-2005/ (last visited September 23, 2023)
Smartphone user penetration as percentage of total population in Middle East & Africa from 2011 to 2018* [Graph], eMarketer, August 24, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203732/smartphone-penetration-per-capita-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-since-2005/