Telephone average cost of call to US in Africa
Africa: Telephone average cost of call to US was 0.1876 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ▲ Rising
Telephone average cost of call to US in Africa, 1990–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in US$ per three minutes.
Analysis
In 2007, telephone average cost of call to us in Africa stood at 0.1876 US$ per three minutes. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.6% on the previous year and up 116.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Africa peaked at 0.1876 US$ per three minutes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0663 US$ per three minutes, in 1992.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Telephone average cost of call to US in Africa, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0789 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1991 | 0.0736 US$ per three minutes | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0663 US$ per three minutes | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0779 US$ per three minutes | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0692 US$ per three minutes | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0794 US$ per three minutes | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0685 US$ per three minutes | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0865 US$ per three minutes | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0728 US$ per three minutes | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0774 US$ per three minutes | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0756 US$ per three minutes | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0669 US$ per three minutes | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0839 US$ per three minutes | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0895 US$ per three minutes | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1127 US$ per three minutes | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1422 US$ per three minutes | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1373 US$ per three minutes | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1876 US$ per three minutes | +36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0751 US$ per three minutes | 0.0663 US$ per three minutes | 0.0865 US$ per three minutes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1119 US$ per three minutes | 0.0669 US$ per three minutes | 0.1876 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 Mozambique 0.3483 US$ per three minutes compare
- 3 Cameroon 0.313 US$ per three minutes compare
- 4 Angola 0.2957 US$ per three minutes compare
- 5 Gabon 0.2869 US$ per three minutes compare
- 6 Uganda 0.2644 US$ per three minutes compare
- 7 Morocco 0.2441 US$ per three minutes compare
- 8 Lesotho 0.2427 US$ per three minutes compare
More science & technology data for Africa
- Proportion of individuals using the Internet 41.8% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 94.9% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 90.2% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 77.6% (2025)
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 69.4% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 54.9% (2024)
- Mobile phone subscribers 623.58 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 28.95 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 652.53 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 25.95 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in Africa?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Africa was 0.1876 US$ per three minutes in 2007, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1876 US$ per three minutes in 2007.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0663 US$ per three minutes in 1992.
- How does Africa rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2007.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of international call to U.S. is the cost of a three-minute, peak rate, fixed line call from the country to the United States.