Telephone average cost of call to US in Benin
Benin: Telephone average cost of call to US was 0.0313 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ▼ Falling
Telephone average cost of call to US in Benin, 1992–2007
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 Benin stood at 0.0313 US$ per three minutes. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.7% on the previous year and down 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Benin peaked at 0.2267 US$ per three minutes in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0313 US$ per three minutes, in 2007.
That places Benin 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Telephone average cost of call to US in Benin, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2267 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1993 | 0.2119 US$ per three minutes | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1081 US$ per three minutes | -49.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1322 US$ per three minutes | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 0.129 US$ per three minutes | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1131 US$ per three minutes | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1119 US$ per three minutes | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1072 US$ per three minutes | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0927 US$ per three minutes | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.09 US$ per three minutes | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0947 US$ per three minutes | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1136 US$ per three minutes | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1249 US$ per three minutes | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1555 US$ per three minutes | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1147 US$ per three minutes | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0313 US$ per three minutes | -72.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1425 US$ per three minutes | 0.1072 US$ per three minutes | 0.2267 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1022 US$ per three minutes | 0.0313 US$ per three minutes | 0.1555 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
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More science & technology data for Benin
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.94 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 145.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 437.17 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in Benin?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Benin was 0.0313 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2267 US$ per three minutes in 1992.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0313 US$ per three minutes in 2007.
- How does Benin rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Benin ranks 43rd out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.