Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa
North Africa: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.1255 peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa, 1990–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
North Africa recorded 0.1255 peak rate - current US$ for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 46.4% on the previous year and up 565.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa peaked at 0.1255 peak rate - current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0188 peak rate - current US$, in 2001.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0781 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.0487 peak rate - current US$ | -37.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0412 peak rate - current US$ | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0386 peak rate - current US$ | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0328 peak rate - current US$ | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0512 peak rate - current US$ | +56.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0498 peak rate - current US$ | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.031 peak rate - current US$ | -37.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0279 peak rate - current US$ | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0273 peak rate - current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0196 peak rate - current US$ | -28.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0188 peak rate - current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0294 peak rate - current US$ | +56.0% |
| 2003 | 0.031 peak rate - current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0536 peak rate - current US$ | +73.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0525 peak rate - current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0225 peak rate - current US$ | -57.1% |
| 2007 | 0.055 peak rate - current US$ | +144.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0589 peak rate - current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0548 peak rate - current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0857 peak rate - current US$ | +56.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1255 peak rate - current US$ | +46.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0427 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0273 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0781 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0396 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0188 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0589 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1056 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0857 peak rate - current US$ | 0.1255 peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 4 Mauritania 0.365 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 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
- 8 Burkina Faso 0.2813 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2687 peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for North Africa
- Mobile phone subscribers 1,056 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 104.13 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 1,160 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 11.30 billion current US$ (2011)
- Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge 6.88 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription 0 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call 0.4096 peak rate - current US$ (2009)
- External debt, end year 54.82 billion current US$ (2011)
- Number of radio sets 14.56 million (2008)
- Revenue from fixed telephone service 2.68 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in North Africa was 0.1255 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 North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1255 peak rate - current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0188 peak rate - current US$ in 2001.
- How does North Africa rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- North Africa ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 565.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Africa 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.