Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Nigeria
Nigeria: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.3158 peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Nigeria, 1990–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.3158 peak rate - current US$ for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in 2011. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.8% on the previous year and up 172.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Nigeria peaked at 0.3158 peak rate - current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0908 peak rate - current US$, in 1991.
That places Nigeria 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.112 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.0908 peak rate - current US$ | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2428 peak rate - current US$ | +167.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2629 peak rate - current US$ | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2637 peak rate - current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.116 peak rate - current US$ | -56.0% |
| 2002 | 0.107 peak rate - current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0998 peak rate - current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1467 peak rate - current US$ | +47.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1371 peak rate - current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1399 peak rate - current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1431 peak rate - current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1518 peak rate - current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2015 peak rate - current US$ | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1796 peak rate - current US$ | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3158 peak rate - current US$ | +75.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1944 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0908 peak rate - current US$ | 0.2637 peak rate - current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1381 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0998 peak rate - current US$ | 0.2015 peak rate - current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2477 peak rate - current US$ | 0.1796 peak rate - current US$ | 0.3158 peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 4 Mauritania 0.365 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 5 Cameroon 0.3612 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 7 Madagascar 0.2842 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0.2813 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2687 peak rate - current US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Nigeria?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Nigeria was 0.3158 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3158 peak rate - current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0908 peak rate - current US$ in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.