Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa
North Africa: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.1255 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa, 1997–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa stood at 0.1255 off-peak rate - current US$. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.4% on the previous year and up 565.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa peaked at 0.1255 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0188 off-peak rate - current US$, in 2001.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0244 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0.0263 off-peak rate - current US$ | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0252 off-peak rate - current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0196 off-peak rate - current US$ | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0188 off-peak rate - current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.02 off-peak rate - current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0213 off-peak rate - current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0399 off-peak rate - current US$ | +87.1% |
| 2005 | 0.032 off-peak rate - current US$ | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0225 off-peak rate - current US$ | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0334 off-peak rate - current US$ | +48.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0397 off-peak rate - current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0411 off-peak rate - current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0857 off-peak rate - current US$ | +108.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1255 off-peak rate - current US$ | +46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0253 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0244 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0263 off-peak rate - current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0288 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0188 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0411 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1056 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0857 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1255 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near North 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
More science & technology data for North Africa
- Mobile phone subscribers 1,056 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 104.13 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 1,160 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 11.30 billion current US$ (2011)
- Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge 6.88 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription 0 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call 0.4096 peak rate - current US$ (2009)
- External debt, end year 54.82 billion current US$ (2011)
- Number of radio sets 14.56 million (2008)
- Revenue from fixed telephone service 2.68 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa was 0.1255 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 North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1255 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0188 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2001.
- How does North Africa rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- North Africa ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 565.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North 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.