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Residential monthly telephone subscription (current LCU) by country

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Monthly subscription refers to the recurring fixed charge for subscribing to the PSTN. The charge should cover the rental of the line, but not the rental of the terminal (e.g., telephone set) where the terminal equipment...

Countries reporting
52
Highest
105,000 current LCU
Sao Tome and Principe
Lowest
1.67 current LCU
Libya
Median
1,114 current LCU
Years covered
30
1982–2011
Data points
975

What the numbers show

Residential monthly telephone subscription (current LCU) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 105,000 current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe; the lowest is 1.67 current LCU in Libya.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,114 current LCU, and the mean is 5,585 current LCU.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 62,874.

Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 948.5%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 99.9%).

Residential monthly telephone subscription: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sao Tome and Principe 105,000 current LCU 2011 up 162.5% volatile
2 Somalia 31,820 current LCU 2005 up 202.5% rising
3 Madagascar 26,000 current LCU 2010 down 35.0% volatile
4 Zambia 20,000 current LCU 2011 up 300.0% volatile
5 Gabon 14,160 current LCU 2008 up 45.2% rising
6 Uganda 12,300 current LCU 2011 up 23.0% rising
7 Cameroon 10,000 current LCU 2011 up 471.4% volatile
8 Congo 7,140 current LCU 1994 — rising
9 Cote d'Ivoire 7,080 current LCU 2011 up 68.6% rising
10 Tanzania 6,400 current LCU 2011 up 108.5% volatile
11 Guinea 5,900 current LCU 2010 unchanged rising
12 Togo 4,425 current LCU 2011 up 158.6% volatile
13 Niger 3,584 current LCU 2011 up 27.3% rising
14 Equatorial Guinea 3,200 current LCU 1998 unchanged flat
15 Chad 3,000 current LCU 2010 down 32.2% falling
16 Burkina Faso 2,950 current LCU 2011 down 16.7% rising
17 Central African Republic 2,750 current LCU 2009 down 30.4% falling
18 Benin 2,700 current LCU 2011 up 9.1% rising
19 Senegal 2,415 current LCU 2011 unchanged rising
20 Mauritania 2,394 current LCU 2011 up 61.5% rising
21 Mali 2,325 current LCU 2011 up 21.1% rising
22 Comoros 2,250 current LCU 2011 unchanged rising
23 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,162 current LCU 2005 down 99.9% volatile
24 Guinea-Bissau 2,000 current LCU 1997 up 221.0% rising
25 Nigeria 1,300 current LCU 2011 up 160.0% volatile
26 Rwanda 1,180 current LCU 2011 up 18.0% rising
27 Malawi 1,048 current LCU 2011 up 948.5% volatile
28 Djibouti 1,000 current LCU 2011 down 71.4% falling
29 Angola 945 current LCU 2011 up 530.0% volatile
30 Burundi 944 current LCU 2010 up 124.8% rising
31 Kenya 580 current LCU 2011 up 63.8% rising
32 Cape Verde 392.4 current LCU 2011 up 57.0% rising
33 Mozambique 224 current LCU 2011 down 99.9% volatile
34 Algeria 150 current LCU 2011 down 25.0% rising
35 South Africa 139.97 current LCU 2011 up 123.2% volatile
36 Mauritius 90 current LCU 2011 up 50.0% rising
37 Seychelles 87.43 current LCU 2011 up 74.9% rising
38 Botswana 84 current LCU 2011 up 425.0% volatile
39 Namibia 71.3 current LCU 2011 up 66.0% rising
40 Lesotho 50 current LCU 2010 up 66.7% rising
41 Eritrea 44 current LCU 2011 up 60.0% rising
42 Gambia 36.42 current LCU 2011 up 21.4% falling
43 Eswatini 23.5 current LCU 2011 up 123.8% rising
44 Sierra Leone 20.25 current LCU 2011 down 98.0% falling
45 Morocco 19 current LCU 2011 down 77.4% rising
46 Egypt 13.2 current LCU 2011 up 252.0% volatile
47 Sudan 13 current LCU 2011 down 97.4% volatile
48 Ethiopia 9.2 current LCU 2011 up 15.0% rising
49 Tunisia 6 current LCU 2011 up 124.7% rising
50 Zimbabwe 5 current LCU 2011 down 96.9% volatile
51 Ghana 2.5 current LCU 2011 down 99.9% volatile
52 Libya 1.67 current LCU 2006 unchanged flat

About this data

Indicator
Residential monthly telephone subscription (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 975 data points, 1982–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Monthly subscription refers to the recurring fixed charge for subscribing to the PSTN. The charge should cover the rental of the line, but not the rental of the terminal (e.g., telephone set) where the terminal equipment market is liberalized. Separate charges should be stated where appropriate, for first and subsequent lines. If the rental charge includes any allowance for free or reduced rate call units, this should be indicated. If there are different charges for different exchange areas, the largest urban area should be used and specified in a note. This indicator is expressed in local currency.