Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Zambia
Zambia: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call was 3,552 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Zambia, 1960–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current LCU.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3,552 off-peak rate - current LCU for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in 2009. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 294.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Zambia peaked at 3,552 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 off-peak rate - current LCU, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 4th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1965 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1970 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1975 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1976 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1977 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1978 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1979 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1980 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1982 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1983 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1984 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1994 | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1995 | 900 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1996 | 900 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 900 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 900 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 900 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,050 off-peak rate - current LCU | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 1,050 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,372 off-peak rate - current LCU | +221.1% |
| 2003 | 1,350 off-peak rate - current LCU | -60.0% |
| 2004 | 1,800 off-peak rate - current LCU | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 3,198 off-peak rate - current LCU | +77.7% |
| 2009 | 3,552 off-peak rate - current LCU | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 450 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0 off-peak rate - current LCU | 900 off-peak rate - current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,196 off-peak rate - current LCU | 1,050 off-peak rate - current LCU | 3,552 off-peak rate - current LCU | 7 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Zimbabwe 15,342 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 7,560 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 3 Ghana 3,900 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 2,640 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 6 Madagascar 1,278 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 7 Uganda 990 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Zambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.7 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 28.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 367.3 (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 Zambia?
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Zambia was 3,552 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,552 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2009.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 off-peak rate - current LCU in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 52 countries with data for 2009.
- Is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 294.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.