Mobile technologies and services contributed $240-billion to Africa’s economy in 2025, equivalent to 7.8% of GDP, supporting about 13-million jobs and generating $45-billion in public revenues. This underlines the growing role of mobile connectivity in powering economic growth, innovation and digital transformation across the continent, the latest GSMA report, Mobile Economy Africa 2026, outlined.

The global mobile industry contributed over $810bn in tax revenues to governments worldwide in 2025, highlighting its role in economic growth and public se

Mobile operators and the wider mobile ecosystem contributed about $810bn in tax revenues to governments globally in 2025.