Mobile cellular monthly subscription in North Africa
North Africa: Mobile cellular monthly subscription was 0 current US$ in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular monthly subscription in North Africa, 1960–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular monthly subscription in North Africa is 0 current US$, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular monthly subscription in North Africa peaked at 28.27 current US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1960.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular monthly subscription in North Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1965 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 25.65 current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 21.96 current US$ | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 28.27 current US$ | +28.8% |
| 1996 | 23.35 current US$ | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 22.53 current US$ | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 20.82 current US$ | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 18.37 current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 14.6 current US$ | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 13.9 current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 14.08 current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.4 current US$ | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 8 current US$ | -35.5% |
| 2005 | 7.71 current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 7.51 current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 0 current US$ | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular monthly subscription in North Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -100.0% | 7.51 current US$ | 0 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 7 |
| 1990s | 22.99 current US$ | 18.37 current US$ | 28.27 current US$ | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.82 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 14.6 current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 1 Zimbabwe 7.43 current US$ compare
- 2 Algeria 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Angola 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Benin 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Botswana 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Burkina Faso 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Burundi 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Cameroon 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Cape Verde 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Central African Republic 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Chad 0 current US$
- 2 Comoros 0 current US$
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 current US$
- 2 Congo 0 current US$
- 2 Cote d'Ivoire 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Djibouti 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Egypt 0 current US$
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 0 current US$
- 2 Eritrea 0 current US$
- 2 Ethiopia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Gabon 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Gambia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Ghana 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Guinea 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Guinea-Bissau 0 current US$
- 2 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Lesotho 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Liberia 0 current US$
- 2 Libya 0 current US$
- 2 Madagascar 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Mali 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Mauritania 0 current US$
- 2 Mauritius 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Morocco 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Mozambique 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Namibia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Niger 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Nigeria 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Rwanda 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 0 current US$
- 2 Senegal 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Seychelles 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 0 current US$
- 2 Somalia 0 current US$
- 2 South Africa 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Sudan 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Eswatini 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Tanzania 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Togo 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Tunisia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Uganda 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Zambia 0 current US$ compare
More science & technology data for North Africa
- Mobile phone subscribers 1,056 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 104.13 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 1,160 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 11.30 billion current US$ (2011)
- Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge 6.88 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call 0.4096 peak rate - current US$ (2009)
- External debt, end year 54.82 billion current US$ (2011)
- Number of radio sets 14.56 million (2008)
- Revenue from fixed telephone service 2.68 billion current US$ (2011)
- Internet users 347.93 per 1,000 people (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular monthly subscription in North Africa?
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription in North Africa was 0 current US$ in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest mobile cellular monthly subscription recorded in North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.27 current US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular monthly subscription recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1960.
- How does North Africa rank for mobile cellular monthly subscription?
- North Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is mobile cellular monthly subscription rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Mobile cellular monthly subscription (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. The monthly subscription charge for mobile cellular service. Due to the variety of plans available in many countries, it is preferable to use the tariff with the cheapest initiation/connection charge. If prepaid services are used (for those countries that have more prepaid than post-paid subscribers), the monthly subscription charge would be zero. If the plan includes free minutes, this should be put in a note. A note should indicate whether taxes are included (preferred) or not and what the rate is. This indicator is expressed in US dollars.