Economies with the Most Affordable Low-Use Mobile Plans, 2025

Low-use mobile voice and data basket as a share of monthly GNI per capita; lower is better, 2025.

What the Data Shows

Low-use mobile voice and data affordability is ranked across economies for 2025, with lower values indicating greater affordability. The measure is the low-consumption basket price as a percentage of monthly GNI per capita. Hong Kong ranks first at 0.10% of monthly GNI per capita, followed by Luxembourg at 0.11% of monthly GNI per capita. Brunei ranks 15th at 0.25% of monthly GNI per capita, and the largest value in the ranking is 2.50x the smallest.

Data table

Unit: percent of monthly GNI per capita · Period: 2025

RankEntryValuePeriod
1Hong Kong0.10%2025
2Luxembourg0.11%2025
3Liechtenstein0.13%2025
4Estonia0.17%2025
5Iran0.17%2025
6Austria0.18%2025
7Singapore0.18%2025
8Denmark0.19%2025
9Slovenia0.19%2025
10Andorra0.20%2025
11Burkina Faso0.21%2025
12Germany0.22%2025
13Qatar0.22%2025
14Macao0.23%2025
15Brunei0.25%2025

Sources

Source 1: ITU ICT Price Baskets 2008–2025

Publisher: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Dataset/table: Low-use mobile voice and data basket affordability, 2025

Units: percent of monthly GNI per capita

Date checked: 2026-07-17

Evidence: Provides the 2025 low-use mobile basket values relative to monthly GNI per capita.

Data notes & caveats

The basket price is divided by monthly GNI per capita. Small rounded differences can create ties, so values retain two decimal places.

Methodology

The ranking uses ITU’s 2025 low-consumption mobile voice and data basket and orders complete economy observations from lowest to highest. Values are compared as a share of monthly GNI per capita rather than as prices in a common currency.

Source consistency notes

All entries use the same ITU 2025 low-use basket definition, income basis and percentage unit.

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