Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt
Egypt: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.0248 peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▼ Falling
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt, 1982–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt is 0.0248 peak rate - current US$, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt peaked at 0.0393 peak rate - current US$ in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 peak rate - current US$, in 2001.
That places Egypt 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0369 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0.0393 peak rate - current US$ | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0159 peak rate - current US$ | -59.5% |
| 1992 | 0.015 peak rate - current US$ | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0149 peak rate - current US$ | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0148 peak rate - current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0295 peak rate - current US$ | +99.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0295 peak rate - current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0294 peak rate - current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 peak rate - current US$ | -51.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 peak rate - current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0156 peak rate - current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0154 peak rate - current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0145 peak rate - current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0156 peak rate - current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0174 peak rate - current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0179 peak rate - current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0258 peak rate - current US$ | +43.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0271 peak rate - current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0261 peak rate - current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0248 peak rate - current US$ | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0381 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0369 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0393 peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0213 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0148 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0295 peak rate - current US$ | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0176 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0126 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0271 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0255 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0248 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0261 peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 43 Burundi 0.0622 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 44 Zimbabwe 0.045 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 45 Guinea 0.0262 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 47 Eritrea 0.0215 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 48 Ethiopia 0.0136 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 49 Libya 0 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 49 Sierra Leone 0 peak rate - current US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Egypt was 0.0248 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0393 peak rate - current US$ in 1987.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 peak rate - current US$ in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Egypt ranks 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.