Mobile cellular prepaid connection charge (current US$) by country
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What the numbers show
Mobile cellular prepaid connection charge (current US$) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 114.75 current US$ in Burkina Faso; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.63 current US$, and the mean is 12.43 current US$.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Cape Verde (up 40.2%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 100.0%).
Mobile cellular prepaid connection charge: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 114.75 current US$ | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Djibouti | 60.21 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Eritrea | 50.08 current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 46.02 current US$ | 2006 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 22.01 current US$ | 2006 | — | rising |
| 6 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19.12 current US$ | 2006 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 7 | Lesotho | 6.83 current US$ | 2010 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 8 | Algeria | 5.48 current US$ | 2011 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 5.46 current US$ | 2006 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Senegal | 4.24 current US$ | 2011 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Tunisia | 3.55 current US$ | 2011 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Mauritius | 3.48 current US$ | 2011 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Burundi | 2.92 current US$ | 2006 | — | falling |
| 14 | Namibia | 2.73 current US$ | 2010 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 2.72 current US$ | 2011 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 2.53 current US$ | 2011 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Morocco | 2.47 current US$ | 2011 | down 88.8% | falling |
| 18 | Togo | 2.12 current US$ | 2011 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Benin | 2.12 current US$ | 2011 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Eswatini | 2.07 current US$ | 2011 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Seychelles | 2.02 current US$ | 2011 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Gabon | 2.02 current US$ | 2010 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritania | 1.81 current US$ | 2010 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 24 | Botswana | 1.46 current US$ | 2011 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Chad | 1.06 current US$ | 2011 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.01 current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Madagascar | 0.9876 current US$ | 2011 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Nigeria | 0.9746 current US$ | 2011 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Ghana | 0.7102 current US$ | 2009 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Mali | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North Africa 3.04 current US$
About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. The initial, one-time charge for a new postpaid subscription. Refundable deposits should not be counted. Although some operators waive the connection charge, this does not include the cost of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. The price of the SIM card should be included in the connection charge. It should also be noted if free minutes or free SMS are included in the connection charge. Taxes should be included. If not included, it should be specified in a note including the tax rate applicable. This indicator is expressed in local currency.