Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Eswatini
Eswatini: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.0785 peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▼ Falling
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Eswatini, 1990–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Eswatini stood at 0.0785 peak rate - current US$.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 104.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Eswatini peaked at 0.1737 peak rate - current US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.038 peak rate - current US$, in 2002.
That places Eswatini 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0541 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.1524 peak rate - current US$ | +181.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1474 peak rate - current US$ | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1468 peak rate - current US$ | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1436 peak rate - current US$ | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1737 peak rate - current US$ | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1605 peak rate - current US$ | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1628 peak rate - current US$ | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0597 peak rate - current US$ | -63.3% |
| 1999 | 0.054 peak rate - current US$ | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0476 peak rate - current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0383 peak rate - current US$ | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 0.038 peak rate - current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0516 peak rate - current US$ | +35.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0882 peak rate - current US$ | +71.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0896 peak rate - current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0842 peak rate - current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0809 peak rate - current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.069 peak rate - current US$ | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0673 peak rate - current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0779 peak rate - current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0785 peak rate - current US$ | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1255 peak rate - current US$ | 0.054 peak rate - current US$ | 0.1737 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0655 peak rate - current US$ | 0.038 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0896 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0782 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0779 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0785 peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0894 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 37 Djibouti 0.0844 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 38 Mauritius 0.0822 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 40 Gambia 0.0743 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 41 Sudan 0.0731 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 42 Seychelles 0.0719 peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Eswatini
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.83 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 91.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 10 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 30.94 (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 Eswatini?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Eswatini was 0.0785 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1737 peak rate - current US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.038 peak rate - current US$ in 2002.
- How does Eswatini rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Eswatini ranks 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.