Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Malawi
Malawi: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.184 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Malawi, 1999–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.184 off-peak rate - current US$ for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in 2011. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 207.7% on the previous year and up 342.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Malawi peaked at 0.184 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0308 off-peak rate - current US$, in 2003.
Malawi ranks 10th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Malawi, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.068 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 0.0504 off-peak rate - current US$ | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0416 off-peak rate - current US$ | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0391 off-peak rate - current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0308 off-peak rate - current US$ | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.045 off-peak rate - current US$ | +46.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0633 off-peak rate - current US$ | +40.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0615 off-peak rate - current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0598 off-peak rate - current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0702 off-peak rate - current US$ | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0598 off-peak rate - current US$ | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.184 off-peak rate - current US$ | +207.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.068 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.068 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.068 off-peak rate - current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0513 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0308 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0702 off-peak rate - current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1219 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0598 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.184 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 7 Morocco 0.2225 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 8 Angola 0.2033 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 9 Kenya 0.2027 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 11 Lesotho 0.1762 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 12 Nigeria 0.1754 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 13 Niger 0.1589 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 136.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 16.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 377.51 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Malawi?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Malawi was 0.184 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.184 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0308 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2003.
- How does Malawi rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 342.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (off-peak rate - current US$). 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. Local call refers to the cost of an off-peak rate 3-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's own terminal (i.e., not from a public telephone). This indicator is expressed in US dollars.