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Business telephone monthly subscription (current LCU) by country

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Monthly subscription refers to the recurring fixed charge for subscribing to the PSTN. The charge should cover the rental of the line but not the rental of the terminal (e.g., telephone set) where the terminal equipment...

Countries reporting
50
Highest
218,000 current LCU
Guinea
Lowest
0 current LCU
Nigeria
Median
972 current LCU
Years covered
30
1982–2011
Data points
909

What the numbers show

Business telephone monthly subscription (current LCU) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 218,000 current LCU in Guinea; the lowest is 0 current LCU in Nigeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 972 current LCU, and the mean is 10,398 current LCU.

Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 4,518.6%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).

Business telephone monthly subscription: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Guinea 218,000 current LCU 2009 up 4,518.6% volatile
2 Sao Tome and Principe 105,000 current LCU 2011 up 5.0% volatile
3 Zambia 40,000 current LCU 2010 up 300.0% volatile
4 Somalia 31,820 current LCU 2005 up 107.7% rising
5 Madagascar 26,000 current LCU 2010 down 35.0% falling
6 Gabon 17,700 current LCU 2008 up 87.3% rising
7 Uganda 12,300 current LCU 2011 up 23.0% rising
8 Congo 7,140 current LCU 1994 — rising
9 Cote d'Ivoire 7,080 current LCU 2009 up 85.3% rising
10 Tanzania 6,400 current LCU 2010 up 108.5% volatile
11 Mali 4,650 current LCU 2011 up 142.2% volatile
12 Democratic Republic of Congo 4,325 current LCU 2005 down 99.8% volatile
13 Togo 3,750 current LCU 2010 up 119.2% rising
14 Niger 3,584 current LCU 2011 up 7.0% rising
15 Cameroon 3,578 current LCU 2010 up 104.4% rising
16 Senegal 3,135 current LCU 2011 unchanged rising
17 Chad 3,000 current LCU 2010 down 32.2% falling
18 Burkina Faso 2,950 current LCU 2011 down 16.7% rising
19 Central African Republic 2,750 current LCU 2009 down 30.4% falling
20 Benin 2,700 current LCU 2010 up 9.1% rising
21 Mauritania 2,394 current LCU 2011 up 61.5% rising
22 Comoros 2,250 current LCU 2011 unchanged rising
23 Guinea-Bissau 2,000 current LCU 1997 up 221.0% rising
24 Rwanda 1,000 current LCU 2007 up 100.0% rising
24 Djibouti 1,000 current LCU 2010 down 71.4% falling
26 Burundi 944 current LCU 2010 up 124.8% rising
27 Malawi 900 current LCU 2011 up 800.0% volatile
27 Angola 900 current LCU 2010 up 800.0% volatile
29 Kenya 580 current LCU 2011 up 63.8% rising
30 Cape Verde 443.4 current LCU 2009 up 77.4% rising
31 Mozambique 225 current LCU 2011 down 99.9% volatile
31 Mauritius 225 current LCU 2011 up 125.0% rising
33 South Africa 191.84 current LCU 2011 up 130.3% volatile
34 Algeria 150 current LCU 2011 down 25.0% rising
35 Morocco 144 current LCU 2011 up 20.0% rising
36 Botswana 140 current LCU 2011 up 636.8% volatile
37 Seychelles 95.91 current LCU 2011 up 91.8% rising
38 Namibia 79.3 current LCU 2011 up 66.1% rising
39 Lesotho 56.12 current LCU 2007 up 87.1% rising
40 Tunisia 50 current LCU 2011 up 1,772.7% volatile
41 Gambia 48.42 current LCU 2011 up 38.3% rising
42 Eritrea 44 current LCU 2011 up 60.0% rising
43 Eswatini 42.5 current LCU 2011 up 102.4% volatile
44 Sudan 40 current LCU 2011 down 92.0% volatile
45 Sierra Leone 31.85 current LCU 2011 down 98.4% falling
46 Egypt 26.4 current LCU 2011 up 322.4% volatile
47 Ethiopia 19.55 current LCU 2011 up 15.0% rising
48 Zimbabwe 5 current LCU 2010 down 98.4% volatile
49 Ghana 0 current LCU 2010 down 100.0% volatile
49 Nigeria 0 current LCU 2011 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Business telephone monthly subscription (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 909 data points, 1982–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Monthly subscription refers to the recurring fixed charge for subscribing to the PSTN. The charge should cover the rental of the line but not the rental of the terminal (e.g., telephone set) where the terminal equipment market is liberalized. Separate charges should be stated where appropriate, for first and subsequent lines. If the rental charge includes any allowance for free or reduced rate call units, this should be indicated. If there are different charges for different exchange areas, the largest urban area should be used and specified in a note. This indicator is expressed in local currency.