Residential telephone connection charge in Guinea
Guinea: Residential telephone connection charge was 29,500 current LCU in 2010. ▲ Rising
Residential telephone connection charge in Guinea, 1990–2010
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 29,500 current LCU for residential telephone connection charge in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.5% on the previous year and down 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, residential telephone connection charge in Guinea peaked at 218,000 current LCU in 1997 and was at its lowest, 29,500 current LCU, in 2010.
Guinea ranks 15th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Residential telephone connection charge in Guinea, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35,000 current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 35,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48,000 current LCU | +37.1% |
| 1993 | 48,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100,000 current LCU | +108.3% |
| 1995 | 100,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 118,000 current LCU | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 218,000 current LCU | +84.7% |
| 1998 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 218,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29,500 current LCU | -86.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 29,500 current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,362 current LCU, 4.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 29,500 current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,000 current LCU, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113,800 current LCU | 35,000 current LCU | 218,000 current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 218,000 current LCU | 218,000 current LCU | 218,000 current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,500 current LCU | 29,500 current LCU | 29,500 current LCU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More science & technology data for Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.88 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9788 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54.9 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is residential telephone connection charge in Guinea?
- Residential telephone connection charge in Guinea was 29,500 current LCU in 2010, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest residential telephone connection charge recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 218,000 current LCU in 1997.
- What is the lowest residential telephone connection charge recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,500 current LCU in 2010.
- How does Guinea rank for residential telephone connection charge?
- Guinea ranks 15th out of 51 countries with data for 2010.
- Is residential telephone connection charge rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Residential telephone connection charge (current LCU). 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. Installation refers to the one time charge involved in applying for basic telephone service for business purposes. Where there are different charges for different exchange areas, the charge is generally for the largest urban area unless otherwise noted. This indicator is expressed in national currency.