Mobile cellular: price of 3-minute local call … off-peak LCU in Tanzania
Tanzania: Mobile cellular: price of 3-minute local call … off-peak LCU was 150 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Tanzania, 1985–2005
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current LCU.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 150 off-peak rate - current LCU for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in 2005.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.2% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Tanzania peaked at 480.2 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 off-peak rate - current LCU, in 1985.
That places Tanzania 26th out of 52 countries with data for 2005, putting it 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 … off-peak LCU in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1987 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1988 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1996 | 60 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1999 | 478.56 off-peak rate - current LCU | +697.6% |
| 2000 | 478.96 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 480.2 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 394 off-peak rate - current LCU | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 241.65 off-peak rate - current LCU | -38.7% |
| 2004 | 217.87 off-peak rate - current LCU | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 150 off-peak rate - current LCU | -31.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 150 off-peak rate - current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 157.5 off-peak rate - current LCU, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 150 off-peak rate - current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232.5 off-peak rate - current LCU, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 | 5 |
| 1990s | 89.76 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 478.56 off-peak rate - current LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 327.11 off-peak rate - current LCU | 150 off-peak rate - current LCU | 480.2 off-peak rate - current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 23 Gabon 240 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 24 Comoros 225 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 25 Mauritania 165 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 27 Djibouti 96.3 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 28 Nigeria 90 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 29 Malawi 83.4 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Tanzania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.56 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 79.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 20.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 23.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1 (2015)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Tanzania?
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Tanzania was 150 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2005, 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 480.2 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2001.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 off-peak rate - current LCU in 1985.
- How does Tanzania rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- Tanzania ranks 26th out of 52 countries with data for 2005.
- Is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. 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 - 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.