Telephone average cost of call to US in Lesotho
Lesotho: Telephone average cost of call to US was 0.2427 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Telephone average cost of call to US in Lesotho, 1990–2007
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 Lesotho is 0.2427 US$ per three minutes, measured in 2007.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 645.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Lesotho peaked at 0.2642 US$ per three minutes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0173 US$ per three minutes, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 8th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.029 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1991 | 0.0272 US$ per three minutes | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0263 US$ per three minutes | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0459 US$ per three minutes | +74.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0422 US$ per three minutes | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0414 US$ per three minutes | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0349 US$ per three minutes | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0326 US$ per three minutes | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0271 US$ per three minutes | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0196 US$ per three minutes | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 US$ per three minutes | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.122 US$ per three minutes | +605.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1063 US$ per three minutes | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2221 US$ per three minutes | +109.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2601 US$ per three minutes | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2642 US$ per three minutes | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2481 US$ per three minutes | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2427 US$ per three minutes | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0326 US$ per three minutes | 0.0196 US$ per three minutes | 0.0459 US$ per three minutes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1853 US$ per three minutes | 0.0173 US$ per three minutes | 0.2642 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 5 Gabon 0.2869 US$ per three minutes compare
- 6 Uganda 0.2644 US$ per three minutes compare
- 7 Morocco 0.2441 US$ per three minutes compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.241 US$ per three minutes compare
- 10 Mauritania 0.2217 US$ per three minutes compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 0.2087 US$ per three minutes compare
- 11 Central African Republic 0.2087 US$ per three minutes compare
More science & technology data for Lesotho
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.33 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 52.8 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60.18 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in Lesotho?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Lesotho was 0.2427 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2642 US$ per three minutes in 2005.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0173 US$ per three minutes in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Lesotho ranks 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 645.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.