Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Malawi
Malawi: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call was 0.5908 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Malawi, 1989–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.5908 off-peak rate - current US$ for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Malawi peaked at 0.9526 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 off-peak rate - current US$, in 1989.
Malawi ranks 25th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Malawi, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | 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 | 0.589 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 0.5879 off-peak rate - current US$ | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5473 off-peak rate - current US$ | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9526 off-peak rate - current US$ | +74.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7054 off-peak rate - current US$ | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5817 off-peak rate - current US$ | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6455 off-peak rate - current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4619 off-peak rate - current US$ | -28.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4132 off-peak rate - current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6418 off-peak rate - current US$ | +55.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4558 off-peak rate - current US$ | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5997 off-peak rate - current US$ | +31.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5908 off-peak rate - current US$ | -1.5% |
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 | 0.2974 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.9526 off-peak rate - current US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5662 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.4132 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.7054 off-peak rate - current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 0.629 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 23 Mauritania 0.6289 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 24 Nigeria 0.6044 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 26 Burundi 0.5834 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 0.5718 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 28 Uganda 0.556 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Malawi
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 136.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 16.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 377.51 (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 Malawi?
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Malawi was 0.5908 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9526 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1999.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1989.
- How does Malawi rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- Malawi ranks 25th out of 52 countries with data for 2009.
- Is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.