Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Kenya
Kenya: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call was 24 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 24 off-peak rate - current LCU, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Kenya peaked at 84.42 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 off-peak rate - current LCU, in 1989.
Kenya ranks 32nd of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Kenya, 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 | — |
| 1996 | 42 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1997 | 42 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 21 off-peak rate - current LCU | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 21 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 45 off-peak rate - current LCU | +114.3% |
| 2001 | 45 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | +58.0% |
| 2004 | 71.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.11 off-peak rate - current LCU | -30.9% |
| 2006 | 84.42 off-peak rate - current LCU | +71.9% |
| 2008 | 42 off-peak rate - current LCU | -50.2% |
| 2009 | 24 off-peak rate - current LCU | -42.9% |
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 | 21 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 42 off-peak rate - current LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 52.97 off-peak rate - current LCU | 24 off-peak rate - current LCU | 84.42 off-peak rate - current LCU | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 29 Malawi 83.4 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 30 Cape Verde 72.27 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 31 Angola 51.84 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 32 Algeria 24 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 34 Mozambique 19.74 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 35 Seychelles 12.51 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Kenya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.48 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 114.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,079 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Kenya?
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Kenya was 24 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 84.42 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 off-peak rate - current LCU in 1989.
- How does Kenya rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 52 countries with data for 2009.
- Is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.