Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt
Egypt: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.0248 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▬ Flat
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 US$.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0248 off-peak rate - current US$ for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in 2011.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt peaked at 0.0295 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 off-peak rate - current US$, in 2001.
Egypt ranks 42nd of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0295 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0.0295 off-peak rate - current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0294 off-peak rate - current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 off-peak rate - current US$ | -51.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 off-peak rate - current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0156 off-peak rate - current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0154 off-peak rate - current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0145 off-peak rate - current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0156 off-peak rate - current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0174 off-peak rate - current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0179 off-peak rate - current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0258 off-peak rate - current US$ | +43.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0271 off-peak rate - current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0261 off-peak rate - current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0248 off-peak rate - current US$ | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0295 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0294 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0295 off-peak rate - current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0176 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0126 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0271 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0255 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0248 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0261 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 39 Seychelles 0.0557 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 40 Eswatini 0.0413 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 41 Guinea 0.0262 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 43 Eritrea 0.0215 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 44 Ethiopia 0.0136 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 45 Côte d'Ivoire 0 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 0 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 Egypt?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt was 0.0248 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0295 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1998.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 46 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 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.