Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Namibia
Namibia: Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) was 0.1874 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Telephone average cost of call to US in Namibia, 1992–2007
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 Namibia is 0.1874 US$ per three minutes, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 188.4% on the previous year and up 292.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Namibia peaked at 0.1874 US$ per three minutes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0313 US$ per three minutes, in 2002.
Namibia ranks 17th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0596 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1993 | 0.052 US$ per three minutes | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0479 US$ per three minutes | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0496 US$ per three minutes | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0442 US$ per three minutes | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0477 US$ per three minutes | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0543 US$ per three minutes | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.054 US$ per three minutes | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0432 US$ per three minutes | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0348 US$ per three minutes | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0313 US$ per three minutes | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0436 US$ per three minutes | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0511 US$ per three minutes | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0519 US$ per three minutes | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.065 US$ per three minutes | +25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1874 US$ per three minutes | +188.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1874 US$ per three minutes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1465 US$ per three minutes, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1874 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 Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +188.4% | 0.065 US$ per three minutes | 0.1874 US$ per three minutes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0512 US$ per three minutes | 0.0442 US$ per three minutes | 0.0596 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0635 US$ per three minutes | 0.0313 US$ per three minutes | 0.1874 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More science & technology data for Namibia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.16 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.16 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6667 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 8 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in Namibia?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Namibia was 0.1874 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1874 US$ per three minutes in 2007.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0313 US$ per three minutes in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Namibia ranks 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2007.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 292.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.