Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritius
Mauritius: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.0721 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritius, 1996–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritius is 0.0721 off-peak rate - current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 110.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritius peaked at 0.1001 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0343 off-peak rate - current US$, in 2001.
That places Mauritius 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0557 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 0.0475 off-peak rate - current US$ | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0417 off-peak rate - current US$ | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0397 off-peak rate - current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0381 off-peak rate - current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0343 off-peak rate - current US$ | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1001 off-peak rate - current US$ | +191.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0735 off-peak rate - current US$ | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0745 off-peak rate - current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0695 off-peak rate - current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0568 off-peak rate - current US$ | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0661 off-peak rate - current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0728 off-peak rate - current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0648 off-peak rate - current US$ | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0672 off-peak rate - current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0721 off-peak rate - current US$ | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0461 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0397 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0557 off-peak rate - current US$ | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.065 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0343 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1001 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0697 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0672 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0721 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 34 Djibouti 0.0844 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 35 Gambia 0.0743 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 36 Sudan 0.0731 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 38 Burundi 0.0622 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 39 Seychelles 0.0557 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 40 Eswatini 0.0413 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Mauritius
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 172.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.76 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 1,054 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 205.31 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritius?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Mauritius was 0.0721 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1001 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2002.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0343 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2001.
- How does Mauritius rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Mauritius ranks 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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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.