Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in North Africa
North Africa: Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call was 0.4096 peak rate - current US$ in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in North Africa, 1960–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
In 2009, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in North Africa stood at 0.4096 peak rate - current US$.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in North Africa peaked at 1.01 peak rate - current US$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 peak rate - current US$, in 1960.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in North Africa, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1965 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1970 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 0.9232 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 0.445 peak rate - current US$ | -51.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8707 peak rate - current US$ | +95.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8262 peak rate - current US$ | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 peak rate - current US$ | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6583 peak rate - current US$ | -34.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5357 peak rate - current US$ | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6124 peak rate - current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5792 peak rate - current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4641 peak rate - current US$ | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3659 peak rate - current US$ | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 0.286 peak rate - current US$ | -21.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2778 peak rate - current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3306 peak rate - current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4214 peak rate - current US$ | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4514 peak rate - current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4096 peak rate - current US$ | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 peak rate - current US$ | 0 peak rate - current US$ | 0 peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 peak rate - current US$ | 0 peak rate - current US$ | 0 peak rate - current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 peak rate - current US$ | 0 peak rate - current US$ | 0 peak rate - current US$ | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.7524 peak rate - current US$ | 0.445 peak rate - current US$ | 1.01 peak rate - current US$ | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4198 peak rate - current US$ | 0.2778 peak rate - current US$ | 0.6124 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 3 Sierra Leone 1.03 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 4 Gabon 1.03 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 0.953 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 5 Cameroon 0.953 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 7 Seychelles 0.9192 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 8 Cape Verde 0.9105 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 9 Namibia 0.8851 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 9 South Africa 0.8851 peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for North Africa
- Mobile phone subscribers 1,056 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 104.13 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 1,160 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 11.30 billion current US$ (2011)
- Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge 6.88 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription 0 current US$ (2009)
- External debt, end year 54.82 billion current US$ (2011)
- Number of radio sets 14.56 million (2008)
- Revenue from fixed telephone service 2.68 billion current US$ (2011)
- Internet users 347.93 per 1,000 people (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in North Africa?
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in North Africa was 0.4096 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 North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 peak rate - current US$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 peak rate - current US$ in 1960.
- How does North Africa rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- North Africa ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North 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 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 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.