Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa
Africa: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa, 1997–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
Africa recorded 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$ for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 162.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa peaked at 0.1565 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0398 off-peak rate - current US$, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0484 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0.0561 off-peak rate - current US$ | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0398 off-peak rate - current US$ | -29.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0459 off-peak rate - current US$ | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0468 off-peak rate - current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0759 off-peak rate - current US$ | +62.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0735 off-peak rate - current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0935 off-peak rate - current US$ | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1038 off-peak rate - current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1138 off-peak rate - current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1565 off-peak rate - current US$ | +37.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1446 off-peak rate - current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1271 off-peak rate - current US$ | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1271 off-peak rate - current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$ | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0481 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0398 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0561 off-peak rate - current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0981 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0459 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1565 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1251 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1271 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Congo 0.6358 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 2 Chad 0.3815 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 3 Cameroon 0.3612 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 0.2813 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 5 Mauritania 0.2433 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 6 Rwanda 0.2249 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
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- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 94.9% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 90.2% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 77.6% (2025)
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 69.4% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 54.9% (2024)
- Mobile phone subscribers 623.58 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 28.95 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 652.53 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 25.95 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa was 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$ 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 Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1565 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0398 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1999.
- How does Africa rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa 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 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. 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 US dollars.