Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.1272 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 1997–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa stood at 0.1272 off-peak rate - current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 133.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa peaked at 0.1601 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0491 off-peak rate - current US$, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | 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 | 0.1128 off-peak rate - current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.129 off-peak rate - current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1601 off-peak rate - current US$ | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 0.145 off-peak rate - current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1278 off-peak rate - current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1267 off-peak rate - current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1272 off-peak rate - current US$ | +0.4% |
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 | 0.1037 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0527 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1601 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1269 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1267 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1272 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Mobile phone subscribers 494.23 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 9.68 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 503.91 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 14.65 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 0.6289 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 10.82 million per 1,000 people (2001)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 0.1272 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0491 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 1st 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South 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.