Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call was 0.6534 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1989–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.6534 off-peak rate - current US$, measured in 2009.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 107.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.7504 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 off-peak rate - current US$, in 1989.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | 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 | 0.0517 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 0.2512 off-peak rate - current US$ | +385.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3138 off-peak rate - current US$ | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3142 off-peak rate - current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3698 off-peak rate - current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3691 off-peak rate - current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.443 off-peak rate - current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4281 off-peak rate - current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4458 off-peak rate - current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5595 off-peak rate - current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5987 off-peak rate - current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7504 off-peak rate - current US$ | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6534 off-peak rate - current US$ | -12.9% |
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 | 0.0931 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.3142 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5131 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.3691 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.7504 off-peak rate - current US$ | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.6534 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7504 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1989.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.