Telephone average cost of call to US in Kenya
Kenya: Telephone average cost of call to US was 0.0817 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ▲ Rising
Telephone average cost of call to US in Kenya, 1993–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in US$ per three minutes.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.0817 US$ per three minutes for telephone average cost of call to us in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.7% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Kenya peaked at 0.129 US$ per three minutes in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0379 US$ per three minutes, in 1993.
Kenya ranks 34th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Telephone average cost of call to US in Kenya, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0379 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1994 | 0.0624 US$ per three minutes | +64.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0681 US$ per three minutes | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0613 US$ per three minutes | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0596 US$ per three minutes | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.058 US$ per three minutes | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0498 US$ per three minutes | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0459 US$ per three minutes | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.06 US$ per three minutes | +30.5% |
| 2002 | 0.094 US$ per three minutes | +56.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0853 US$ per three minutes | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0935 US$ per three minutes | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1138 US$ per three minutes | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 0.129 US$ per three minutes | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0817 US$ per three minutes | -36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0567 US$ per three minutes | 0.0379 US$ per three minutes | 0.0681 US$ per three minutes | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0879 US$ per three minutes | 0.0459 US$ per three minutes | 0.129 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in Kenya?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Kenya was 0.0817 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.129 US$ per three minutes in 2006.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0379 US$ per three minutes in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Kenya ranks 34th out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.