Business telephone monthly subscription (current US$) by country
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What the numbers show
Business telephone monthly subscription (current US$) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 39.53 current US$ in Gabon; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.36 current US$, and the mean is 8.32 current US$.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 1,813.5%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 100.0%).
Business telephone monthly subscription: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 39.53 current US$ | 2008 | up 146.8% | rising |
| 2 | Tunisia | 35.51 current US$ | 2011 | up 1,813.5% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 26.42 current US$ | 2011 | up 173.1% | rising |
| 4 | Botswana | 20.47 current US$ | 2011 | up 529.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 17.8 current US$ | 2011 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Sudan | 15 current US$ | 2011 | up 674.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.99 current US$ | 2009 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 8 | Congo | 12.86 current US$ | 1994 | — | falling |
| 9 | Madagascar | 12.44 current US$ | 2010 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Namibia | 10.92 current US$ | 2011 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 9.85 current US$ | 2011 | up 276.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Angola | 9.79 current US$ | 2010 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Mauritania | 8.52 current US$ | 2011 | up 46.9% | falling |
| 14 | Zambia | 8.34 current US$ | 2010 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Lesotho | 7.97 current US$ | 2007 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mauritius | 7.84 current US$ | 2011 | up 128.3% | rising |
| 17 | Seychelles | 7.75 current US$ | 2011 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 18 | Mozambique | 7.74 current US$ | 2011 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 19 | Niger | 7.6 current US$ | 2011 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 20 | Togo | 7.57 current US$ | 2010 | up 215.1% | rising |
| 21 | Cameroon | 7.22 current US$ | 2010 | up 193.9% | rising |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 7.2 current US$ | 2000 | up 242.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Senegal | 6.64 current US$ | 2011 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 6.53 current US$ | 2011 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 25 | Comoros | 6.36 current US$ | 2011 | up 55.3% | flat |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 6.25 current US$ | 2011 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 27 | Chad | 6.06 current US$ | 2010 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.96 current US$ | 2011 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 29 | Eswatini | 5.85 current US$ | 2011 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 5.82 current US$ | 2009 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 31 | Malawi | 5.75 current US$ | 2011 | up 315.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Djibouti | 5.63 current US$ | 2010 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 33 | Cape Verde | 5.59 current US$ | 2009 | up 131.3% | rising |
| 34 | Benin | 5.45 current US$ | 2010 | up 56.8% | flat |
| 35 | Uganda | 4.88 current US$ | 2011 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Tanzania | 4.54 current US$ | 2010 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 37 | Egypt | 4.45 current US$ | 2011 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.43 current US$ | 1997 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 39 | Eritrea | 2.86 current US$ | 2011 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 40 | Guinea | 2.65 current US$ | 2004 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 41 | Algeria | 2.06 current US$ | 2011 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 42 | Somalia | 2.06 current US$ | 2005 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 43 | Rwanda | 1.83 current US$ | 2007 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 44 | Gambia | 1.64 current US$ | 2011 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 1.16 current US$ | 2011 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 46 | Burundi | 0.8293 current US$ | 2010 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 0.008 current US$ | 2010 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Nigeria | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 48 | Ghana | 0 current US$ | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North Africa 11.12 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 6.63 current US$
- Africa 6.53 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 6.53 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 6.48 current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 6.48 current US$
About this data
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 in US$. 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 US dollars.