Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) was 0.0655 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ▲ Rising
Telephone average cost of call to US in Mauritius, 1992–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in US$ per three minutes.
Analysis
In 2007, telephone average cost of call to us in Mauritius stood at 0.0655 US$ per three minutes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Mauritius peaked at 0.0745 US$ per three minutes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0343 US$ per three minutes, in 2001.
Mauritius ranks 38th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0643 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1993 | 0.0567 US$ per three minutes | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0557 US$ per three minutes | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0575 US$ per three minutes | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0557 US$ per three minutes | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0475 US$ per three minutes | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0417 US$ per three minutes | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0397 US$ per three minutes | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0381 US$ per three minutes | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0343 US$ per three minutes | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0434 US$ per three minutes | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0735 US$ per three minutes | +69.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0745 US$ per three minutes | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0695 US$ per three minutes | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0647 US$ per three minutes | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0655 US$ per three minutes | +1.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0655 US$ per three minutes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0655 US$ per three minutes, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0655 US$ per three minutes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 US$ per three minutes, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +69.3% | 0.0434 US$ per three minutes | 0.0735 US$ per three minutes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0523 US$ per three minutes | 0.0397 US$ per three minutes | 0.0643 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0579 US$ per three minutes | 0.0343 US$ per three minutes | 0.0745 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 7 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in Mauritius?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Mauritius was 0.0655 US$ per three minutes in 2007, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0745 US$ per three minutes in 2004.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0343 US$ per three minutes in 2001.
- How does Mauritius rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Mauritius ranks 38th out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.