Telephone average cost of call to US in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Telephone average cost of call to US was 0.023 US$ per three minutes in 2006. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2006)
0.023 US$ per three minutes
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
47th
of 50 countries
All-time high
0.0966 US$ per three minutes
in 1990
All-time low
0.023 US$ per three minutes
in 2006
Years of data
17
1990–2006

Telephone average cost of call to US in Ethiopia, 1990–2006

0.020.040.060.080.11990199820061990: 0.097 US$ per three minutes1991: 0.097 US$ per three minutes1992: 0.071 US$ per three minutes1993: 0.04 US$ per three minutes1994: 0.037 US$ per three minutes1995: 0.032 US$ per three minutes1996: 0.031 US$ per three minutes1997: 0.03 US$ per three minutes1998: 0.028 US$ per three minutes1999: 0.025 US$ per three minutes2000: 0.024 US$ per three minutes2001: 0.024 US$ per three minutes2002: 0.023 US$ per three minutes2003: 0.023 US$ per three minutes2004: 0.023 US$ per three minutes2005: 0.023 US$ per three minutes2006: 0.023 US$ per three minutes

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in US$ per three minutes.

Analysis

In 2006, telephone average cost of call to us in Ethiopia stood at 0.023 US$ per three minutes. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0966 US$ per three minutes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.023 US$ per three minutes, in 2006.

Ethiopia ranks 47th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Telephone average cost of call to US in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Ethiopia, 1990 to 2006.
Year US$ per three minutes Change
1990 0.0966 US$ per three minutes
1991 0.0966 US$ per three minutes +0.0%
1992 0.0714 US$ per three minutes -26.1%
1993 0.04 US$ per three minutes -43.9%
1994 0.0366 US$ per three minutes -8.5%
1995 0.0325 US$ per three minutes -11.3%
1996 0.0315 US$ per three minutes -3.0%
1997 0.0298 US$ per three minutes -5.3%
1998 0.0281 US$ per three minutes -5.8%
1999 0.0252 US$ per three minutes -10.3%
2000 0.0243 US$ per three minutes -3.4%
2001 0.0236 US$ per three minutes -2.8%
2002 0.0233 US$ per three minutes -1.3%
2003 0.0233 US$ per three minutes -0.3%
2004 0.0231 US$ per three minutes -0.5%
2005 0.0231 US$ per three minutes -0.3%
2006 0.023 US$ per three minutes -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0488 US$ per three minutes 0.0252 US$ per three minutes 0.0966 US$ per three minutes 10
2000s 0.0234 US$ per three minutes 0.023 US$ per three minutes 0.0243 US$ per three minutes 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 44 Sierra Leone 0.0286 US$ per three minutes compare
  2. 45 Gambia 0.0283 US$ per three minutes compare
  3. 46 Tunisia 0.0234 US$ per three minutes compare
  4. 48 Egypt 0.0179 US$ per three minutes compare
  5. 49 Algeria 0 US$ per three minutes compare
  6. 49 Libya 0 US$ per three minutes compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is telephone average cost of call to us in Ethiopia?
Telephone average cost of call to us in Ethiopia was 0.023 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0966 US$ per three minutes in 1990.
What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.023 US$ per three minutes in 2006.
How does Ethiopia rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
Ethiopia ranks 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2006.
Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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Indicator
Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes)
Unit
US$ per three minutes
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 885 data points, 1982–2007
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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.