Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call was 0.629 peak rate - current US$ in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
In 2009, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.629 peak rate - current US$.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7809 peak rate - current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 peak rate - current US$, in 1960.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | peak rate - current US$ | 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$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1990 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1992 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 0 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 0.2275 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 0.5473 peak rate - current US$ | +140.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5043 peak rate - current US$ | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4986 peak rate - current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6535 peak rate - current US$ | +31.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6678 peak rate - current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6073 peak rate - current US$ | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5921 peak rate - current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5997 peak rate - current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7809 peak rate - current US$ | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 0.73 peak rate - current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7154 peak rate - current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.629 peak rate - current US$ | -12.1% |
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$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1778 peak rate - current US$ | 0 peak rate - current US$ | 0.5473 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.664 peak rate - current US$ | 0.5921 peak rate - current US$ | 0.7809 peak rate - current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,007 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.8802 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2023 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile phone subscribers 539.26 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 13.97 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 553.23 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 14.65 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.629 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 high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7809 peak rate - current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 peak rate - current US$ in 1960.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.