Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in South Africa
South Africa: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call was 0.8851 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in South Africa, 1989–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in South Africa is 0.8851 off-peak rate - current US$, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 165.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in South Africa peaked at 1.27 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 off-peak rate - current US$, in 1989.
South Africa ranks 8th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in South Africa, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 0.5658 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 0.4745 off-peak rate - current US$ | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4427 off-peak rate - current US$ | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.369 off-peak rate - current US$ | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3339 off-peak rate - current US$ | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3242 off-peak rate - current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2613 off-peak rate - current US$ | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2476 off-peak rate - current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6151 off-peak rate - current US$ | +148.4% |
| 2004 | 1.25 off-peak rate - current US$ | +103.9% |
| 2005 | 1.27 off-peak rate - current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6603 off-peak rate - current US$ | -48.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9079 off-peak rate - current US$ | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8851 off-peak rate - current US$ | -2.5% |
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 | 0.4372 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.3339 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.5658 off-peak rate - current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7143 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.2476 off-peak rate - current US$ | 1.27 off-peak rate - current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 5 Seychelles 0.9192 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 6 Cape Verde 0.9105 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.8913 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 8 Namibia 0.8851 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 10 Niger 0.7942 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 11 Eswatini 0.7789 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for South Africa
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 179.34 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 89.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14,949 (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 South Africa?
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in South Africa was 0.8851 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1989.
- How does South Africa rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- South Africa ranks 8th out of 52 countries with data for 2009.
- Is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.