Price of a 3-minute fixed: current US$) … peak US in Tanzania
Tanzania: Price of a 3-minute fixed: current US$) … peak US was 0.2687 peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Tanzania, 1990–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Tanzania stood at 0.2687 peak rate - current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 273.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Tanzania peaked at 0.331 peak rate - current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0137 peak rate - current US$, in 1991.
That places Tanzania 9th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Price of a 3-minute fixed: current US$) … peak US in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0154 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.0137 peak rate - current US$ | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0336 peak rate - current US$ | +145.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0296 peak rate - current US$ | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0235 peak rate - current US$ | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0313 peak rate - current US$ | +33.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0828 peak rate - current US$ | +164.3% |
| 1997 | 0.098 peak rate - current US$ | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0948 peak rate - current US$ | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0846 peak rate - current US$ | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0787 peak rate - current US$ | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0719 peak rate - current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.121 peak rate - current US$ | +68.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1127 peak rate - current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1652 peak rate - current US$ | +46.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1594 peak rate - current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1438 peak rate - current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3181 peak rate - current US$ | +121.2% |
| 2008 | 0.331 peak rate - current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3249 peak rate - current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2997 peak rate - current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2687 peak rate - current US$ | -10.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.2687 peak rate - current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1964 peak rate - current US$, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.2687 peak rate - current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1662 peak rate - current US$, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Price of a 3-minute fixed: current US$) … peak US in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +164.3% | 0.0313 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0828 peak rate - current US$ |
| 1992 | +145.4% | 0.0137 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0336 peak rate - current US$ |
| 2007 | +121.2% | 0.1438 peak rate - current US$ | 0.3181 peak rate - current US$ |
| 2002 | +68.4% | 0.0719 peak rate - current US$ | 0.121 peak rate - current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0507 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0137 peak rate - current US$ | 0.098 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1827 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0719 peak rate - current US$ | 0.331 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2842 peak rate - current US$ | 0.2687 peak rate - current US$ | 0.2997 peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 6 Nigeria 0.3158 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 7 Madagascar 0.2842 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0.2813 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 10 Senegal 0.2543 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 11 Angola 0.254 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 12 Mozambique 0.2388 peak rate - current US$ compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.56 (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 86.77 million (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 23.58 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Tanzania?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Tanzania was 0.2687 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.331 peak rate - current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0137 peak rate - current US$ in 1991.
- How does Tanzania rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Tanzania ranks 9th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 273.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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 (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 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.