Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Nigeria

Nigeria: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call was 90 peak rate - current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
90 peak rate - current LCU
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
27th
of 53 countries
All-time high
120 peak rate - current LCU
in 2001
All-time low
0 peak rate - current LCU
in 1960
Years of data
32
1960–2009

Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Nigeria, 1960–2009

02550751001251960198420091960: 0 peak rate - current LCU1965: 0 peak rate - current LCU1970: 0 peak rate - current LCU1975: 0 peak rate - current LCU1976: 0 peak rate - current LCU1977: 0 peak rate - current LCU1978: 0 peak rate - current LCU1979: 0 peak rate - current LCU1980: 0 peak rate - current LCU1981: 0 peak rate - current LCU1982: 0 peak rate - current LCU1983: 0 peak rate - current LCU1984: 0 peak rate - current LCU1985: 0 peak rate - current LCU1986: 0 peak rate - current LCU1987: 0 peak rate - current LCU1988: 0 peak rate - current LCU1989: 0 peak rate - current LCU1990: 0 peak rate - current LCU1991: 0 peak rate - current LCU1992: 0 peak rate - current LCU1993: 23 peak rate - current LCU1994: 23 peak rate - current LCU1995: 23 peak rate - current LCU2001: 120 peak rate - current LCU2002: 117 peak rate - current LCU2003: 50 peak rate - current LCU2004: 36 peak rate - current LCU2005: 117 peak rate - current LCU2006: 79 peak rate - current LCU2008: 108 peak rate - current LCU2009: 90 peak rate - current LCU

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current LCU.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 90 peak rate - current LCU for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in 2009.

The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Nigeria peaked at 120 peak rate - current LCU in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 peak rate - current LCU, in 1960.

Nigeria ranks 27th of 53 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 Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (peak rate - current LCU) in Nigeria, 1960 to 2009.
Year peak rate - current LCU Change
1960 0 peak rate - current LCU
1965 0 peak rate - current LCU
1970 0 peak rate - current LCU
1975 0 peak rate - current LCU
1976 0 peak rate - current LCU
1977 0 peak rate - current LCU
1978 0 peak rate - current LCU
1979 0 peak rate - current LCU
1980 0 peak rate - current LCU
1981 0 peak rate - current LCU
1982 0 peak rate - current LCU
1983 0 peak rate - current LCU
1984 0 peak rate - current LCU
1985 0 peak rate - current LCU
1986 0 peak rate - current LCU
1987 0 peak rate - current LCU
1988 0 peak rate - current LCU
1989 0 peak rate - current LCU
1990 0 peak rate - current LCU
1991 0 peak rate - current LCU
1992 0 peak rate - current LCU
1993 23 peak rate - current LCU
1994 23 peak rate - current LCU +0.0%
1995 23 peak rate - current LCU +0.0%
2001 120 peak rate - current LCU +421.7%
2002 117 peak rate - current LCU -2.5%
2003 50 peak rate - current LCU -57.3%
2004 36 peak rate - current LCU -28.0%
2005 117 peak rate - current LCU +225.0%
2006 79 peak rate - current LCU -32.5%
2008 108 peak rate - current LCU +36.7%
2009 90 peak rate - current LCU -16.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU 2
1970s 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU 6
1980s 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU 10
1990s 11.5 peak rate - current LCU 0 peak rate - current LCU 23 peak rate - current LCU 6
2000s 89.62 peak rate - current LCU 36 peak rate - current LCU 120 peak rate - current LCU 8

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 24 Comoros 225 peak rate - current LCU compare
  2. 25 Mauritania 165 peak rate - current LCU compare
  3. 26 Djibouti 96.3 peak rate - current LCU compare
  4. 28 Malawi 83.4 peak rate - current LCU compare
  5. 29 Cape Verde 72.27 peak rate - current LCU compare
  6. 30 Angola 51.84 peak rate - current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Nigeria?
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Nigeria was 90 peak rate - current LCU 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 Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 120 peak rate - current LCU in 2001.
What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 peak rate - current LCU in 1960.
How does Nigeria rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
Nigeria ranks 27th out of 53 countries with data for 2009.
Is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria 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 (peak rate - current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call (peak rate - current LCU)
Unit
peak rate - current LCU
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,725 data points, 1960–2009
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Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. The price of a three minute 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 national currency.