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
Telephone average cost of call to US in Ethiopia, 1990–2006
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More science & technology data for Ethiopia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 65.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6508 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 68.28 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 6,728 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
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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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.