In 2023, the average price of 1GB of mobile data in Malaysia was 0.28 U.S. dollars. In general, the cost of mobile data in the country has been decreasing every year.

According to a study on internet access affordability in 2023, people in Malaysia had to pay 35.55 U.S. dollars per month on average for broadband internet access. Meanwhile, the cost of mobile data per 1GB was at 0.28 U.S. dollars per month.

Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): IC: E: Mobile Telephone Equipment data was reported at 55.600 2010=100 in Jan 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 55.900 2010=100 for Dec 2024. Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): IC: E: Mobile Telephone Equipment data is updated monthly, averaging 67.200 2010=100 from Jan 2010 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 181 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 104.500 2010=100 in Jan 2010 and a record low of 55.600 2010=100 in Jan 2025. Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): IC: E: Mobile Telephone Equipment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.I001: Consumer Price Index: 2010=100.

Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Communication: Mobile Communication Services data was reported at 86.500 2010=100 in Jan 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 86.500 2010=100 for Dec 2024. Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Communication: Mobile Communication Services data is updated monthly, averaging 100.000 2010=100 from Jan 2010 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 181 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 106.000 2010=100 in Dec 2015 and a record low of 86.500 2010=100 in Jan 2025. Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Communication: Mobile Communication Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.I001: Consumer Price Index: 2010=100.

Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: IC: E: Mobile Telephone Equipment data was reported at 0.600 % in Jan 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.600 % for Dec 2024. Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: IC: E: Mobile Telephone Equipment data is updated monthly, averaging 0.600 % from Jan 2024 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.600 % in Jan 2025 and a record low of 0.600 % in Jan 2025. Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: IC: E: Mobile Telephone Equipment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.I003: Consumer Price Index: 2010=100: Weights.

As of the second quarter of 2019, the price for one Gigabyte amounted to approximately 0.4 U.S. dollars, a decrease of approximately 0.1 U.S. dollars compared to 2017. Compared to its neighboring countries like Singapore and Malaysia, the data price in Indonesia was the lowest.

Affordable price versus broadband infrastructure
As smartphone users tend to communicate through mobile apps such as Whatsapp or Messenger more than via text message or phone call, the affordability of mobile internet is crucial. Good broadband infrastructure and economic growth in the country determine whether the internet providers can fulfill the demand while maintaining affordable prices. In late 2019 Indonesia’s government completed the Palapa Ring Project, an infrastructure project that aimed to provide access to 4G internet services across the country. With this, Indonesia’s digital economy is expected to grow faster.

PT Telkomsel, the largest mobile internet provider

Other than communication related apps, shopping and social media apps had the highest reach levels among Indonesian smartphone users. On average, a smartphone user in Indonesia spent about 32.6 minutes per day for communication. In 2018, PT Telkom Indonesia Group had a share of 84.5 percent of the fixed broadband market in Indonesia. Besides being the largest telecommunications and network provider in Indonesia, Telkomsel is also the most popular mobile internet provider to browse the internet, followed by Indosat and XL.

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Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Communication: Mobile Communication Services data was reported at 2.700 % in Jan 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.700 % for Dec 2024. Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Communication: Mobile Communication Services data is updated monthly, averaging 2.700 % from Jan 2024 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.700 % in Jan 2025 and a record low of 2.700 % in Jan 2025. Malaysia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Communication: Mobile Communication Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.I003: Consumer Price Index: 2010=100: Weights.

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