Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call was 0.6533 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa is 0.6533 off-peak rate - current US$, measured in 2009.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 111.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa peaked at 0.7369 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 off-peak rate - current US$, in 1989.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | 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 | 0.2285 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0.2797 off-peak rate - current US$ | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3093 off-peak rate - current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.402 off-peak rate - current US$ | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 0.395 off-peak rate - current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4555 off-peak rate - current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4278 off-peak rate - current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4329 off-peak rate - current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.556 off-peak rate - current US$ | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5834 off-peak rate - current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7369 off-peak rate - current US$ | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6533 off-peak rate - current US$ | -11.3% |
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 | 0.0817 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.3093 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5159 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.395 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.7369 off-peak rate - current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- 1 Morocco 1.34 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 2 Chad 1.14 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 0.953 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 3 Cameroon 0.953 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 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
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Mobile phone subscribers 494.23 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 9.68 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 503.91 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 14.65 billion current US$ (2011)
- Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge 2.12 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription 0 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call 0.6289 peak rate - current US$ (2009)
- External debt, end year 11.86 trillion current US$ (2011)
- Number of radio sets 4.40 million (2008)
- Radio sets 10.82 million per 1,000 people (2001)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 0.6533 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7369 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1989.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding 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.