Price of a 3-minute fixed: current LCU) … off-peak LCU in Egypt
Egypt: Price of a 3-minute fixed: current LCU) … off-peak LCU was 0.147 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt, 1997–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt is 0.147 off-peak rate - current LCU, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 194.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt peaked at 0.15 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.05 off-peak rate - current LCU, in 2000.
That places Egypt 46th out of 48 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed: current LCU) … off-peak LCU in Egypt, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1998 | 0.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.05 off-peak rate - current LCU | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.05 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 off-peak rate - current LCU | +40.0% |
| 2003 | 0.09 off-peak rate - current LCU | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 0.09 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.09 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.14 off-peak rate - current LCU | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.15 off-peak rate - current LCU | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.147 off-peak rate - current LCU | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.147 off-peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.147 off-peak rate - current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.03 off-peak rate - current LCU, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.147 off-peak rate - current LCU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.8 off-peak rate - current LCU, 8% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Price of a 3-minute fixed: current LCU) … off-peak LCU in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -50.0% | 0.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0.05 off-peak rate - current LCU |
| 2002 | +40.0% | 0.05 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0.07 off-peak rate - current LCU |
| 2008 | +40.0% | 0.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0.14 off-peak rate - current LCU |
| 2003 | +28.6% | 0.07 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0.09 off-peak rate - current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0.1 off-peak rate - current LCU | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.093 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0.05 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0.15 off-peak rate - current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.147 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0.147 off-peak rate - current LCU | 0.147 off-peak rate - current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 43 Ghana 0.18 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 44 Zimbabwe 0.17 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 45 Tunisia 0.15 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 0 off-peak rate - current LCU compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 0 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 Egypt?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt was 0.147 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.15 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2009.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 off-peak rate - current LCU in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Egypt ranks 46th out of 48 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.