Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa
Africa: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.1792 peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa, 1990–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
Africa recorded 0.1792 peak rate - current US$ for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in 2011.
The figure is down 21.1% on the previous year and up 167.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa peaked at 0.2272 peak rate - current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0663 peak rate - current US$, in 1992.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0789 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.0736 peak rate - current US$ | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0663 peak rate - current US$ | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0779 peak rate - current US$ | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0692 peak rate - current US$ | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0794 peak rate - current US$ | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0685 peak rate - current US$ | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0865 peak rate - current US$ | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0728 peak rate - current US$ | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0774 peak rate - current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0756 peak rate - current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0669 peak rate - current US$ | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0839 peak rate - current US$ | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0895 peak rate - current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1078 peak rate - current US$ | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1422 peak rate - current US$ | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1373 peak rate - current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.181 peak rate - current US$ | +31.9% |
| 2008 | 0.197 peak rate - current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1816 peak rate - current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2272 peak rate - current US$ | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1792 peak rate - current US$ | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0751 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0663 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0865 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1263 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0669 peak rate - current US$ | 0.197 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2032 peak rate - current US$ | 0.1792 peak rate - current US$ | 0.2272 peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 Chad 0.3815 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3815 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 4 Mauritania 0.365 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 5 Cameroon 0.3612 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 6 Nigeria 0.3158 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 7 Madagascar 0.2842 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0.2813 peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Africa
- Proportion of individuals using the Internet 41.8% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 94.9% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 90.2% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 77.6% (2025)
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 69.4% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 54.9% (2024)
- Mobile phone subscribers 623.58 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 28.95 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 652.53 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 25.95 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Africa was 0.1792 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 Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2272 peak rate - current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0663 peak rate - current US$ in 1992.
- How does Africa rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 (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 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.