Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Niger
Niger: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.1589 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Niger, 1998–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Niger stood at 0.1589 off-peak rate - current US$.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 210.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Niger peaked at 0.1675 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0512 off-peak rate - current US$, in 2001.
Niger ranks 13th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Niger, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0636 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 0.0609 off-peak rate - current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0527 off-peak rate - current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0512 off-peak rate - current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0538 off-peak rate - current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0645 off-peak rate - current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.071 off-peak rate - current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0711 off-peak rate - current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1434 off-peak rate - current US$ | +101.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1565 off-peak rate - current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1675 off-peak rate - current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1588 off-peak rate - current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1514 off-peak rate - current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1589 off-peak rate - current US$ | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0622 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0609 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0636 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.099 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0512 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1675 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1552 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1514 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1589 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 10 Malawi 0.184 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 11 Lesotho 0.1762 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 12 Nigeria 0.1754 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.151 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1466 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
- 16 Algeria 0.1444 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Niger
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 60.59 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6059 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 16.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 90.18 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Niger?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Niger was 0.1589 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1675 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0512 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2001.
- How does Niger rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Niger ranks 13th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.