Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1997–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria is 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 125.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria peaked at 0.1601 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0491 off-peak rate - current US$, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0491 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0.0618 off-peak rate - current US$ | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0609 off-peak rate - current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0527 off-peak rate - current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0546 off-peak rate - current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0768 off-peak rate - current US$ | +40.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0817 off-peak rate - current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0965 off-peak rate - current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1138 off-peak rate - current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1318 off-peak rate - current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1601 off-peak rate - current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1466 off-peak rate - current US$ | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1275 off-peak rate - current US$ | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1263 off-peak rate - current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$ | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0573 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0491 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0618 off-peak rate - current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1042 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0527 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1601 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1247 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1263 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
- 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
- 6 Rwanda 0.2249 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
- Mobile phone subscribers 471.43 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 11.02 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 482.46 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 8.40 billion current US$ (2011)
- Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge 2.12 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription 0 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call 0.629 peak rate - current US$ (2009)
- External debt, end year 11.86 trillion current US$ (2011)
- Number of radio sets 4.40 million (2008)
- Radio sets 7.01 million per 1,000 people (2002)
All data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria →
Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 0.1231 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1601 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0491 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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.