Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Botswana
Botswana: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call was 0.7547 off-peak rate - current US$ 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 US$.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.7547 off-peak rate - current US$ for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Botswana peaked at 1.1 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 off-peak rate - current US$, in 1989.
That places Botswana 13th out of 52 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Botswana, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1990 | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1992 | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 1.1 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.2825 off-peak rate - current US$ | -74.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2607 off-peak rate - current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3333 off-peak rate - current US$ | +27.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1599 off-peak rate - current US$ | -52.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1174 off-peak rate - current US$ | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1234 off-peak rate - current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4398 off-peak rate - current US$ | +256.6% |
| 2008 | 0.791 off-peak rate - current US$ | +79.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7547 off-peak rate - current US$ | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1223 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | 1.1 off-peak rate - current US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3625 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1174 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.791 off-peak rate - current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 10 Niger 0.7942 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 11 Eswatini 0.7789 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 12 Central African Republic 0.7624 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 14 Togo 0.7306 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 15 Mozambique 0.7173 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 16 Zambia 0.7039 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Botswana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 164 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 7.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -6.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 383.84 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
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 0.7547 off-peak rate - current US$ 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 1.1 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1998.
- 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 US$ in 1989.
- How does Botswana rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- Botswana ranks 13th 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 down 31.4%. 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 US$). 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 US dollars.