Mobile cellular: price of 3-minute local call (peak rate) … peak LCU in South Africa
South Africa: Mobile cellular: price of 3-minute local call (peak rate) … peak LCU was 7.5 peak rate - current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in South Africa, 1960–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current LCU.
Analysis
In 2009, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in South Africa stood at 7.5 peak rate - current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in South Africa peaked at 9.6 peak rate - current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 peak rate - current LCU, in 1960.
South Africa ranks 37th 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 (peak rate) … peak LCU in South Africa, year by year
| 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 | — |
| 1995 | 3.76 peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1996 | 4.11 peak rate - current LCU | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 4.32 peak rate - current LCU | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 4.5 peak rate - current LCU | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 4.5 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8 peak rate - current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 4.8 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1 peak rate - current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 8.55 peak rate - current LCU | +67.6% |
| 2004 | 8.1 peak rate - current LCU | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 8.1 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6 peak rate - current LCU | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 7.5 peak rate - current LCU | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 7.5 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 7.5 peak rate - current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.45 peak rate - current LCU, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 7.5 peak rate - current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 225 peak rate - current LCU, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular: price of 3-minute local call (peak rate) … peak LCU in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +67.6% | 5.1 peak rate - current LCU | 8.55 peak rate - current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 4.24 peak rate - current LCU | 3.76 peak rate - current LCU | 4.5 peak rate - current LCU | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.12 peak rate - current LCU | 4.8 peak rate - current LCU | 9.6 peak rate - current LCU | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 8,549 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8,549 (2024)
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 7.5 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 peak rate - current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 peak rate - current LCU in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- South Africa ranks 37th out of 53 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 66.7%. 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 (peak rate - current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.