Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call was 0.1901 peak rate - current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 1990–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in peak rate - current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa is 0.1901 peak rate - current US$, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 173.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa peaked at 0.2283 peak rate - current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0696 peak rate - current US$, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | peak rate - current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0808 peak rate - current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.0796 peak rate - current US$ | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0714 peak rate - current US$ | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1022 peak rate - current US$ | +43.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0896 peak rate - current US$ | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0817 peak rate - current US$ | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0782 peak rate - current US$ | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0913 peak rate - current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0864 peak rate - current US$ | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0828 peak rate - current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.076 peak rate - current US$ | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0696 peak rate - current US$ | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0884 peak rate - current US$ | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0912 peak rate - current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1087 peak rate - current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1422 peak rate - current US$ | +30.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1434 peak rate - current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1842 peak rate - current US$ | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1976 peak rate - current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1873 peak rate - current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2283 peak rate - current US$ | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1901 peak rate - current US$ | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0844 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0714 peak rate - current US$ | 0.1022 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1289 peak rate - current US$ | 0.0696 peak rate - current US$ | 0.1976 peak rate - current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2092 peak rate - current US$ | 0.1901 peak rate - current US$ | 0.2283 peak rate - current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- 1 Congo 0.6358 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 2 Chad 0.3815 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3815 peak rate - current US$ compare
- 4 Mauritania 0.365 peak rate - current US$ compare
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Mobile phone subscribers 494.23 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 9.68 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 503.91 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 14.65 billion current US$ (2011)
- Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge 2.12 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription 0 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call 0.6289 peak rate - current US$ (2009)
- External debt, end year 11.86 trillion current US$ (2011)
- Number of radio sets 4.40 million (2008)
- Radio sets 10.82 million per 1,000 people (2001)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 0.1901 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2283 peak rate - current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0696 peak rate - current US$ in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is price of a 3-minute fixed telephone local call rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.