Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Burundi
Burundi: Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) was 0.07 US$ per three minutes in 2006. ▬ Flat
Telephone average cost of call to US in Burundi, 1990–2006
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 Burundi is 0.07 US$ per three minutes, measured in 2006.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Burundi peaked at 0.0774 US$ per three minutes in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.018 US$ per three minutes, in 2000.
That places Burundi 36th out of 50 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0759 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1991 | 0.0716 US$ per three minutes | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0624 US$ per three minutes | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0535 US$ per three minutes | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0515 US$ per three minutes | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.052 US$ per three minutes | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0429 US$ per three minutes | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0369 US$ per three minutes | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.029 US$ per three minutes | -21.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0231 US$ per three minutes | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 0.018 US$ per three minutes | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0241 US$ per three minutes | +33.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0774 US$ per three minutes | +221.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0665 US$ per three minutes | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0654 US$ per three minutes | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0666 US$ per three minutes | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.07 US$ per three minutes | +5.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.07 US$ per three minutes is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1445 US$ per three minutes, 48% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.07 US$ per three minutes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 US$ per three minutes, 48% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +221.2% | 0.0241 US$ per three minutes | 0.0774 US$ per three minutes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0499 US$ per three minutes | 0.0231 US$ per three minutes | 0.0759 US$ per three minutes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0554 US$ per three minutes | 0.018 US$ per three minutes | 0.0774 US$ per three minutes | 7 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More science & technology data for Burundi
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 63.16 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6316 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 336.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in Burundi?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Burundi was 0.07 US$ per three minutes in 2006, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0774 US$ per three minutes in 2002.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.018 US$ per three minutes in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Burundi ranks 36th out of 50 countries with data for 2006.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi 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.