Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) was 0.1921 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Telephone average cost of call to US in Madagascar, 1990–2007
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in US$ per three minutes.
Analysis
In 2007, telephone average cost of call to us in Madagascar stood at 0.1921 US$ per three minutes.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Madagascar peaked at 0.2312 US$ per three minutes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.027 US$ per three minutes, in 1995.
Madagascar ranks 14th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.077 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1991 | 0.0627 US$ per three minutes | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0617 US$ per three minutes | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0601 US$ per three minutes | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0375 US$ per three minutes | -37.6% |
| 1995 | 0.027 US$ per three minutes | -28.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0283 US$ per three minutes | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0982 US$ per three minutes | +246.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0919 US$ per three minutes | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0796 US$ per three minutes | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0887 US$ per three minutes | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0759 US$ per three minutes | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0732 US$ per three minutes | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0966 US$ per three minutes | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2312 US$ per three minutes | +139.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2127 US$ per three minutes | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1989 US$ per three minutes | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1921 US$ per three minutes | -3.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1921 US$ per three minutes is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1445 US$ per three minutes, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1921 US$ per three minutes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 US$ per three minutes, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +246.8% | 0.0283 US$ per three minutes | 0.0982 US$ per three minutes |
| 2004 | +139.2% | 0.0966 US$ per three minutes | 0.2312 US$ per three minutes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0624 US$ per three minutes | 0.027 US$ per three minutes | 0.0982 US$ per three minutes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1461 US$ per three minutes | 0.0732 US$ per three minutes | 0.2312 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 11 Burkina Faso 0.2087 US$ per three minutes compare
- 11 Central African Republic 0.2087 US$ per three minutes compare
- 13 Senegal 0.2066 US$ per three minutes compare
- 15 South Africa 0.1916 US$ per three minutes compare
- 16 Togo 0.1878 US$ per three minutes compare
- 17 Namibia 0.1874 US$ per three minutes compare
More science & technology data for Madagascar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 22 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 22 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in Madagascar?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Madagascar was 0.1921 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2312 US$ per three minutes in 2004.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.027 US$ per three minutes in 1995.
- How does Madagascar rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Madagascar ranks 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.