Mobile money is a service through which a customer is able to receive, store, send, and spend money via a mobile phone device. Several entities provide the service, like telecom companies, mobile money operators, payments service providers, banks, etc.
According to the source, both the value and volume are processed via airtime top-ups, cash-ins, cash-outs, bill payments, bulk disbursements, international remittances, P2P transfers, and merchant payments.
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Mobile money transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa leads regionally in mobile money transactions, both in volume and value of transactions. As of 2025, the mobile money transaction value in the region amounted to *** trillion U.S. dollars, while the volume stood at ** billion transactions. Moreover, both the value and the volume of transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for close to ** percent and ** percent of the world’s amounts, respectively.
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GSMA . (March 18, 2026). Value and volume of mobile money transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa compared to the world in 2025 (in billions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1187149/mobile-money-transactions-in-sub-saharan-africa/
GSMA . "Value and volume of mobile money transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa compared to the world in 2025 (in billions)." Chart. March 18, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1187149/mobile-money-transactions-in-sub-saharan-africa/
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GSMA . "Value and Volume of Mobile Money Transactions in Sub-saharan Africa Compared to The World in 2025 (in Billions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Mar 2026, /statistics/1187149/mobile-money-transactions-in-sub-saharan-africa/
GSMA , Value and volume of mobile money transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa compared to the world in 2025 (in billions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1187149/mobile-money-transactions-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Value and volume of mobile money transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa compared to the world in 2025 (in billions) [Graph], GSMA , March 18, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1187149/mobile-money-transactions-in-sub-saharan-africa/
