Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritania
Mauritania: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.2433 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritania, 1995–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritania is 0.2433 off-peak rate - current US$, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 179.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritania peaked at 0.2872 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0763 off-peak rate - current US$, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 5th out of 46 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1406 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 0.1329 off-peak rate - current US$ | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1201 off-peak rate - current US$ | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0968 off-peak rate - current US$ | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0871 off-peak rate - current US$ | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0763 off-peak rate - current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.087 off-peak rate - current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0818 off-peak rate - current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.26 off-peak rate - current US$ | +217.9% |
| 2004 | 0.266 off-peak rate - current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2576 off-peak rate - current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2547 off-peak rate - current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2645 off-peak rate - current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2872 off-peak rate - current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2607 off-peak rate - current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2479 off-peak rate - current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2433 off-peak rate - current US$ | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1155 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0871 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1406 off-peak rate - current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2096 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0763 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.2872 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2456 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.2433 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.2479 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 2 Chad 0.3815 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 3 Cameroon 0.3612 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 0.2813 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 6 Rwanda 0.2249 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 7 Morocco 0.2225 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 8 Angola 0.2033 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Mauritania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 92.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 46.84 (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 Mauritania?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritania was 0.2433 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2872 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0763 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Mauritania ranks 5th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.