Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Somalia
Somalia: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 1,591 peak rate - current LCU in 2005. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Somalia, 1995–2005
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current LCU.
Analysis
In 2005, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Somalia stood at 1,591 peak rate - current LCU. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 446.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Somalia peaked at 1,591 peak rate - current LCU in 2003 and was at its lowest, 291 peak rate - current LCU, in 1995.
That places Somalia 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Somalia, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 291 peak rate - current LCU | — |
| 1996 | 350 peak rate - current LCU | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 467 peak rate - current LCU | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 598 peak rate - current LCU | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 988 peak rate - current LCU | +65.2% |
| 2000 | 1,000 peak rate - current LCU | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,450 peak rate - current LCU | +45.0% |
| 2002 | 1,500 peak rate - current LCU | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1,591 peak rate - current LCU | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1,591 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,591 peak rate - current LCU | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 538.8 peak rate - current LCU | 291 peak rate - current LCU | 988 peak rate - current LCU | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,454 peak rate - current LCU | 1,000 peak rate - current LCU | 1,591 peak rate - current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 1,575 peak rate - current LCU compare
- 3 Zambia 599.4 peak rate - current LCU compare
- 4 Madagascar 594 peak rate - current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Somalia
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 53.96 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 15.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 12.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 151.88 (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 Somalia?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Somalia was 1,591 peak rate - current LCU in 2005, 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,591 peak rate - current LCU in 2003.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 291 peak rate - current LCU in 1995.
- How does Somalia rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Somalia ranks 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2005.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 446.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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 (peak rate - current LCU). 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 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 local currency.