Business telephone connection charge (current LCU) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Business telephone connection charge (current LCU) was 29,500 current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Business telephone connection charge in Burkina Faso, 1993–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 29,500 current LCU for business telephone connection charge in 2011. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, business telephone connection charge in Burkina Faso peaked at 29,500 current LCU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18,000 current LCU, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Business telephone connection charge (current LCU) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 18,000 current LCU | — |
| 1994 | 21,600 current LCU | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 21,600 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21,600 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21,600 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 21,600 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25,488 current LCU | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 29,311 current LCU | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 29,311 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29,311 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29,311 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29,310 current LCU | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 29,500 current LCU | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 29,500 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29,500 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29,500 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29,500 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29,500 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29,500 current LCU | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 29,500 current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 22,930 current LCU, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 29,500 current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,000 current LCU, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,641 current LCU | 18,000 current LCU | 25,488 current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 29,405 current LCU | 29,310 current LCU | 29,500 current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,500 current LCU | 29,500 current LCU | 29,500 current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.59 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 97.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3676 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is business telephone connection charge in Burkina Faso?
- Business telephone connection charge in Burkina Faso was 29,500 current LCU in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest business telephone connection charge recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 29,500 current LCU in 2005.
- What is the lowest business telephone connection charge recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,000 current LCU in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for business telephone connection charge?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is business telephone connection charge rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Business telephone connection charge (current LCU). 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. Installation (or connection) refers to the one-off charge involved in applying for business basic telephone service. Where there are different charges for different exchange areas, the charge for the largest urban area should be used and specified in a note. This indicator is expressed in local currency.