Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Botswana
Botswana: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call was 5.4 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Botswana, 1989–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Botswana is 5.4 off-peak rate - current LCU, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Botswana peaked at 5.4 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 off-peak rate - current LCU, in 1989.
Botswana ranks 42nd of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Botswana, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1990 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1992 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1993 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1994 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1995 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1996 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1997 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1998 | 4.65 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 2001 | 1.65 off-peak rate - current LCU | -64.5% |
| 2002 | 1.65 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.65 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.75 off-peak rate - current LCU | -54.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6 off-peak rate - current LCU | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.72 off-peak rate - current LCU | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7 off-peak rate - current LCU | +275.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4 off-peak rate - current LCU | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5167 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 4.65 off-peak rate - current LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.28 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0.6 off-peak rate - current LCU | 5.4 off-peak rate - current LCU | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Botswana?
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Botswana was 5.4 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2008.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 off-peak rate - current LCU in 1989.
- How does Botswana rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- Botswana ranks 42nd out of 52 countries with data for 2009.
- Is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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 - price of 3-minute local call (off-peak rate - current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.