Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) was 0.241 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Telephone average cost of call to US in Tanzania, 1990–2007
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 Tanzania stood at 0.241 US$ per three minutes. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.6% on the previous year and up 145.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Tanzania peaked at 0.241 US$ per three minutes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0137 US$ per three minutes, in 1991.
Tanzania ranks 9th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0154 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1991 | 0.0137 US$ per three minutes | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0336 US$ per three minutes | +145.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0296 US$ per three minutes | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0235 US$ per three minutes | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0313 US$ per three minutes | +33.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0828 US$ per three minutes | +164.3% |
| 1997 | 0.098 US$ per three minutes | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0948 US$ per three minutes | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0846 US$ per three minutes | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0787 US$ per three minutes | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0719 US$ per three minutes | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.121 US$ per three minutes | +68.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1127 US$ per three minutes | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1652 US$ per three minutes | +46.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1594 US$ per three minutes | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1438 US$ per three minutes | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.241 US$ per three minutes | +67.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.241 US$ per three minutes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1465 US$ per three minutes, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.241 US$ per three minutes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 US$ per three minutes, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) 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 US$ per three minutes | 0.0828 US$ per three minutes |
| 1992 | +145.4% | 0.0137 US$ per three minutes | 0.0336 US$ per three minutes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0507 US$ per three minutes | 0.0137 US$ per three minutes | 0.098 US$ per three minutes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1367 US$ per three minutes | 0.0719 US$ per three minutes | 0.241 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 6 Uganda 0.2644 US$ per three minutes compare
- 7 Morocco 0.2441 US$ per three minutes compare
- 8 Lesotho 0.2427 US$ per three minutes compare
- 10 Mauritania 0.2217 US$ per three minutes compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 0.2087 US$ per three minutes compare
- 11 Central African Republic 0.2087 US$ per three minutes compare
More science & technology data for Tanzania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.56 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- 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)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 79.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 20.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 23.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1 (2015)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in Tanzania?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Tanzania was 0.241 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.241 US$ per three minutes in 2007.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0137 US$ per three minutes in 1991.
- How does Tanzania rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Tanzania ranks 9th out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.8%. 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/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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About this data
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.