Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Gambia
Gambia: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.0743 peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Gambia, 1990–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0743 peak rate - current US$ for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in 2011.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Gambia peaked at 0.3614 peak rate - current US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 peak rate - current US$, in 2002.
That places Gambia 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Gambia, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0571 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.1022 peak rate - current US$ | +79.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1013 peak rate - current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0986 peak rate - current US$ | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.094 peak rate - current US$ | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3614 peak rate - current US$ | +284.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3524 peak rate - current US$ | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3382 peak rate - current US$ | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3242 peak rate - current US$ | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3026 peak rate - current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2697 peak rate - current US$ | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.051 peak rate - current US$ | -81.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0283 peak rate - current US$ | -44.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0724 peak rate - current US$ | +155.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0811 peak rate - current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0788 peak rate - current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0743 peak rate - current US$ | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2132 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0571 peak rate - current US$ | 0.3614 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0969 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0283 peak rate - current US$ | 0.2697 peak rate - current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0743 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0743 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0743 peak rate - current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 37 Djibouti 0.0844 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 38 Mauritius 0.0822 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 39 Eswatini 0.0785 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 41 Sudan 0.0731 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 42 Seychelles 0.0719 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 43 Burundi 0.0622 peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Gambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.24 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 312.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 79.8 (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 Gambia?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Gambia was 0.0743 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3614 peak rate - current US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 peak rate - current US$ in 2002.
- How does Gambia rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Gambia ranks 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.