Business telephone connection charge in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Business telephone connection charge was 41.28 current US$ in 2011. ▼ Falling
Business telephone connection charge in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, business telephone connection charge in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 41.28 current US$. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, business telephone connection charge in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 87.7 current US$ in 1994 and was at its lowest, 41.28 current US$, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Business telephone connection charge in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.32 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 82.69 current US$ | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 82.62 current US$ | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 87.58 current US$ | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 87.7 current US$ | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 86.28 current US$ | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 75.08 current US$ | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 78.43 current US$ | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 67.24 current US$ | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 62.85 current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 52.36 current US$ | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 46.49 current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 43.53 current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 55.42 current US$ | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 59.43 current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 55.7 current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 54.38 current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 54.85 current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 49.82 current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 47.54 current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 41.28 current US$ | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.78 current US$ | 62.85 current US$ | 87.7 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.44 current US$ | 43.53 current US$ | 59.43 current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.41 current US$ | 41.28 current US$ | 47.54 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,007 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.8802 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2023 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile phone subscribers 539.26 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 13.97 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 553.23 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 14.65 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is business telephone connection charge in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Business telephone connection charge in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 41.28 current US$ 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7 current US$ in 1994.
- What is the lowest business telephone connection charge recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.28 current US$ in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for business telephone connection charge?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is business telephone connection charge rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 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. 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 US dollars.