mAccess Indicators & Rankings
The information below is part of the mAccess Diagnostic Tool and is intended to help assess foundational components of Saudi Arabia’s digital ecosystem using indicators on internet availability, affordability, access, and use. Click here to explore the full tool.
Country Snapshot – Saudi Arabia
- 2G Coverage:
0.99
- 3G Coverage:
99.00
- Cost per SMS in USD for 10,000 bulk SMS:
0.04
- EIU Rank:
39.00
- ITU IDI Rank:
54.00
- Number of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs):
5.00
- Living 2G Coverage ( in million ):
32.75
- Living 3G Coverage ( in million ):
3260.88
- No of MBBC:
35528288.00
- Not using Mobile Internet 2G Coverage:
-2.78
- Number of active mobile money agents:
0.00
- Number of active mobile money users:
0.00
- Smartphones 3G Coverage:
3225.35
- WEF Rank:
33.00
Access – Saudi Arabia
- Land-lines per 100 inhabitants:
10.99
- Mobile broadband connections per 100 inhabitants:
107.86
- Mobile internet users per 100 inhabitants:
76.60
- Active SIM cards per 100 inhabitants:
122.08
Affordability – Saudi Arabia
- Mobile prepaid 1GB basket:
8.40
- Moblie Prepaid 1GB basket – largest operator:
19.50
- Mobile prepaid voice basket – largest operator:
15.40
- Effective price:
0.00
- GB per GDPC:
750.75
- Mobile prepaid voice basket:
7.62
Competition – Saudi Arabia
- Market concentration:
3646.00
- Interconnection: Mobile Termination Rates:
6.67
- Highest MNO EBITDA Margin in country:
0.47
- Mobile-specific taxes / TCMO:
0.00
- Number of Mobile Operators:
3.00
- Market share of largest mobile operators:
0.43
Infrastructure – Saudi Arabia
- International bandwidth per user:
78.16
- Connections per Base stations:
52.76
- Population covered by 3G signal:
0.98
- Population covered by 4G signal:
0.90
- Country level investment per subscriber:
7.85
Usage – Saudi Arabia
- Average revenue per user (Blended ARPU):
18.60
- Facebook users per 100 inhabitants:
0.00
- Mobile Data traffic per active SIM:
0.00
- M2M connections per 100 inhabitants:
12.16
- Minutes of Use per active SIM:
0.00
Digital Ecosystem Evidence Map
The information below is part of the Digital Ecosystem Evidence Map (DEEM) and displays up-to-date resources on digital development interventions and the digital ecosystem for Saudi Arabia. Click here to explore the full tool.