Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Benin
Benin: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.1272 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Benin, 1995–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Benin is 0.1272 off-peak rate - current US$, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Benin peaked at 0.1555 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.09 off-peak rate - current US$, in 2001.
Benin ranks 19th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Benin, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1322 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 0.129 off-peak rate - current US$ | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1131 off-peak rate - current US$ | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1119 off-peak rate - current US$ | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1072 off-peak rate - current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0927 off-peak rate - current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.09 off-peak rate - current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0947 off-peak rate - current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1136 off-peak rate - current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1249 off-peak rate - current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1555 off-peak rate - current US$ | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1147 off-peak rate - current US$ | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1252 off-peak rate - current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.134 off-peak rate - current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1271 off-peak rate - current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1211 off-peak rate - current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1272 off-peak rate - current US$ | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1187 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1072 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1322 off-peak rate - current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1172 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.09 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1555 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1241 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1211 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1272 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 16 Algeria 0.1444 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 17 Comoros 0.1413 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 18 Botswana 0.1316 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 19 Senegal 0.1272 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 21 Ghana 0.119 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 22 Mali 0.1129 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 145.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Benin?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Benin was 0.1272 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1555 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Benin ranks 19th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.