Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (off-peak rate - current LCU) by country
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. The price of a three minute off-peak rate call from a mobile cellular telephone to a mobile cellular subscriber of the same network. A note indicates whether taxes are included (preferred) or not, or if the price refers to a...
What the numbers show
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (off-peak rate - current LCU) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 15,342 off-peak rate - current LCU in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.42 off-peak rate - current LCU in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 165 off-peak rate - current LCU, and the mean is 869.12 off-peak rate - current LCU.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 36,529.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 3,140.0%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 99.7%).
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 15,342 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7,560 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ghana | 3,900 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2006 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Zambia | 3,552 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 294.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 2,640 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Madagascar | 1,278 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Uganda | 990 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Guinea | 900 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Burundi | 600 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2006 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Chad | 540 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Cameroon | 450 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 450 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Niger | 375 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 360 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Togo | 345 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 330 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Somalia | 318.2 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 297 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 270 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Benin | 258 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Senegal | 255 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Rwanda | 255 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Gabon | 240 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Comoros | 225 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Mauritania | 165 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 150 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2005 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Djibouti | 96.3 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Nigeria | 90 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 83.4 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 72.27 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Angola | 51.84 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 3,140.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Algeria | 24 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 207.7% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 24 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Mozambique | 19.74 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Seychelles | 12.51 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 10.8 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 37 | Gambia | 9.9 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 7.5 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 267.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Namibia | 7.5 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Eswatini | 6.6 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 209.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Lesotho | 5.91 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Botswana | 5.4 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Eritrea | 5.4 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritius | 4.14 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 2.52 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Tunisia | 0.66 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 47 | Egypt | 0.6 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 48 | Libya | 0.45 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Sudan | 0.42 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2009 | down 98.8% | volatile |
About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. The price of a three minute off-peak rate call from a mobile cellular telephone to a mobile cellular subscriber of the same network. A note indicates whether taxes are included (preferred) or not, or if the price refers to a pre-paid or post-paid subscription. This indicator is expressed in national currency.