Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.2813 peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso, 1993–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.2813 peak rate - current US$ for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in 2011.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 190.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.3749 peak rate - current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0969 peak rate - current US$, in 2001.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2119 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1994 | 0.1081 peak rate - current US$ | -49.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1202 peak rate - current US$ | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1173 peak rate - current US$ | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1028 peak rate - current US$ | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1017 peak rate - current US$ | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1153 peak rate - current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0997 peak rate - current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0969 peak rate - current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1019 peak rate - current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1222 peak rate - current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1344 peak rate - current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2237 peak rate - current US$ | +66.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2257 peak rate - current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2462 peak rate - current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2635 peak rate - current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3749 peak rate - current US$ | +42.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3028 peak rate - current US$ | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2813 peak rate - current US$ | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1253 peak rate - current US$ | 0.1017 peak rate - current US$ | 0.2119 peak rate - current US$ | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1889 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0969 peak rate - current US$ | 0.3749 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2921 peak rate - current US$ | 0.2813 peak rate - current US$ | 0.3028 peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 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
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2687 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 10 Senegal 0.2543 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 11 Angola 0.254 peak rate - current US$ compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.59 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 97.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3676 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.72 (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 Burkina Faso?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Burkina Faso was 0.2813 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3749 peak rate - current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0969 peak rate - current US$ in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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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.