This statistic illustrates the mobile spend and cost of mobile ownership as a share of monthly income in certain African countries as of 2016. In the same year, the cost of an entry-level smartphone in the Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 63 percent of the average monthly income.
Mobile spend (ARPU) and cost of smartphone as a share of monthly income in selected African countries in 2016*
Characteristic
Mobile spend as a share of monthly income
Cost of mobile ownership as a share of monthly income
*Mobile broadband is based on a 500 MB prepaid plan. Handset cost is based on an entry-level smartphone (Nokia 215). Monthly income is expressed as GNI per capita PPP. Mobile spend is ARPU
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GSMA . (June 21, 2016). Mobile spend (ARPU) and cost of smartphone as a share of monthly income in selected African countries in 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/874881/africa-mobile-cost-as-share-of-monthly-income/
GSMA . "Mobile spend (ARPU) and cost of smartphone as a share of monthly income in selected African countries in 2016*." Chart. June 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874881/africa-mobile-cost-as-share-of-monthly-income/
GSMA . (2016). Mobile spend (ARPU) and cost of smartphone as a share of monthly income in selected African countries in 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874881/africa-mobile-cost-as-share-of-monthly-income/
GSMA . "Mobile Spend (Arpu) and Cost of Smartphone as a Share of Monthly Income in Selected African Countries in 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874881/africa-mobile-cost-as-share-of-monthly-income/
GSMA , Mobile spend (ARPU) and cost of smartphone as a share of monthly income in selected African countries in 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874881/africa-mobile-cost-as-share-of-monthly-income/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Mobile spend (ARPU) and cost of smartphone as a share of monthly income in selected African countries in 2016* [Graph], GSMA , June 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/874881/africa-mobile-cost-as-share-of-monthly-income/
