Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Botswana
Botswana: Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) was 0.1662 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Telephone average cost of call to US in Botswana, 1989–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in US$ per three minutes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for telephone average cost of call to us in Botswana is 0.1662 US$ per three minutes, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 451.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Botswana peaked at 0.1662 US$ per three minutes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 US$ per three minutes, in 2002.
That places Botswana 19th out of 50 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0447 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1990 | 0.0484 US$ per three minutes | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0496 US$ per three minutes | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0516 US$ per three minutes | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0455 US$ per three minutes | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.041 US$ per three minutes | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0397 US$ per three minutes | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0331 US$ per three minutes | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0301 US$ per three minutes | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.026 US$ per three minutes | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0238 US$ per three minutes | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0216 US$ per three minutes | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0188 US$ per three minutes | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0174 US$ per three minutes | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0222 US$ per three minutes | +27.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1087 US$ per three minutes | +389.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1526 US$ per three minutes | +40.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1336 US$ per three minutes | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1662 US$ per three minutes | +24.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1662 US$ per three minutes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0655 US$ per three minutes, 2.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1662 US$ per three minutes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 US$ per three minutes, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +389.3% | 0.0222 US$ per three minutes | 0.1087 US$ per three minutes |
| 2005 | +40.4% | 0.1087 US$ per three minutes | 0.1526 US$ per three minutes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0447 US$ per three minutes | 0.0447 US$ per three minutes | 0.0447 US$ per three minutes | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0389 US$ per three minutes | 0.0238 US$ per three minutes | 0.0516 US$ per three minutes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0801 US$ per three minutes | 0.0174 US$ per three minutes | 0.1662 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More science & technology data for Botswana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 164 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 7.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -6.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 20 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in Botswana?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Botswana was 0.1662 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1662 US$ per three minutes in 2007.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 US$ per three minutes in 2002.
- How does Botswana rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Botswana ranks 19th out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 451.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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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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.