Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.2813 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso, 1997–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso stood at 0.2813 off-peak rate - current US$. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 74.5% on the previous year and up 190.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2813 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0969 off-peak rate - current US$, in 2001.
Burkina Faso ranks 4th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.1028 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0.1017 off-peak rate - current US$ | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1153 off-peak rate - current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0997 off-peak rate - current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0969 off-peak rate - current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1019 off-peak rate - current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1222 off-peak rate - current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1344 off-peak rate - current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2237 off-peak rate - current US$ | +66.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2257 off-peak rate - current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2462 off-peak rate - current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2635 off-peak rate - current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2499 off-peak rate - current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1612 off-peak rate - current US$ | -35.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2813 off-peak rate - current US$ | +74.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1066 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1017 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1153 off-peak rate - current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1764 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0969 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.2635 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2213 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1612 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.2813 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 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
- 5 Mauritania 0.2433 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 6 Rwanda 0.2249 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 7 Morocco 0.2225 off-peak rate - current US$ 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 0.2813 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2813 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0969 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th out of 46 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 190.5%. 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 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.