Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, 1997–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in off-peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 132.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.1601 off-peak rate - current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0491 off-peak rate - current US$, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | off-peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0491 off-peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 0.0618 off-peak rate - current US$ | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0553 off-peak rate - current US$ | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0527 off-peak rate - current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0529 off-peak rate - current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0762 off-peak rate - current US$ | +44.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0781 off-peak rate - current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0994 off-peak rate - current US$ | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1119 off-peak rate - current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.129 off-peak rate - current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1601 off-peak rate - current US$ | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1457 off-peak rate - current US$ | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1275 off-peak rate - current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1271 off-peak rate - current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$ | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0554 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0491 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0618 off-peak rate - current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1033 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.0527 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1601 off-peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1251 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1231 off-peak rate - current US$ | 0.1271 off-peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan 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
- 6 Rwanda 0.2249 off-peak rate - current US$ compare
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,022 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2159 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8,160 (2020)
- Patent applications, residents 1,834 (2020)
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- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 94.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0491 off-peak rate - current US$ in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.