Mobile cellular monthly subscription in Tanzania
Tanzania: Mobile cellular monthly subscription was 0 current US$ in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular monthly subscription in Tanzania, 1960–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0 current US$ for mobile cellular monthly subscription in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular monthly subscription in Tanzania peaked at 26.77 current US$ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1960.
Tanzania ranks 2nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current US$ | 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$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.32 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 26.77 current US$ | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.15 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 24.91 current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 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$ compare
- 2 Comoros 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Congo 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Cote d'Ivoire 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Djibouti 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Egypt 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Eritrea 0 current US$ compare
- 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$ compare
- 2 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Lesotho 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Liberia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Libya 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Madagascar 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Mali 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Mauritania 0 current US$ compare
- 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$ compare
- 2 Senegal 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Seychelles 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Somalia 0 current US$ compare
- 2 South Africa 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Sudan 0 current US$ compare
- 2 Eswatini 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 Tanzania
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,453 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2015)
- Share of the population using the Internet 31.2% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 14.37 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2464 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 168,955 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 2.5 per 100 population (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular monthly subscription in Tanzania?
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription in Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.77 current US$ in 1999.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular monthly subscription recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1960.
- How does Tanzania rank for mobile cellular monthly subscription?
- Tanzania ranks 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2009.
- Is mobile cellular monthly subscription rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.