Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 132.75 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso, 1994–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current LCU.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 132.75 off-peak rate - current LCU for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in 2011. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 66.2% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso peaked at 132.75 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60 off-peak rate - current LCU, in 1994.
That places Burkina Faso 12th out of 48 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 60 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1997 | 60 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71 off-peak rate - current LCU | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 71 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 71 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 118 off-peak rate - current LCU | +66.2% |
| 2006 | 118 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 118 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 118 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 118 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.85 off-peak rate - current LCU | -32.3% |
| 2011 | 132.75 off-peak rate - current LCU | +66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.75 off-peak rate - current LCU | 60 off-peak rate - current LCU | 71 off-peak rate - current LCU | 4 |
| 2000s | 94.5 off-peak rate - current LCU | 71 off-peak rate - current LCU | 118 off-peak rate - current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.3 off-peak rate - current LCU | 79.85 off-peak rate - current LCU | 132.75 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 9 Cameroon 178.88 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 10 Guinea 150 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 11 Rwanda 135 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 13 Niger 75 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 14 Burundi 70.8 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 69.2 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso was 132.75 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 132.75 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 off-peak rate - current LCU in 1994.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th out of 48 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. 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 Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call (off-peak rate - 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. Local call refers to the cost of an off-peak rate 3-minute call within the same exchange area using the subscriber's own terminal (i.e., not from a public telephone). This indicator is expressed in national currency.