Telephone average cost of call to US in North Africa
North Africa: Telephone average cost of call to US was 0.0207 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ▼ Falling
Telephone average cost of call to US in North Africa, 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 North Africa is 0.0207 US$ per three minutes, measured in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in North Africa peaked at 0.0781 US$ per three minutes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0188 US$ per three minutes, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Telephone average cost of call to US in North Africa, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0781 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1991 | 0.0487 US$ per three minutes | -37.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0412 US$ per three minutes | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0386 US$ per three minutes | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0328 US$ per three minutes | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0512 US$ per three minutes | +56.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0498 US$ per three minutes | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.031 US$ per three minutes | -37.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0279 US$ per three minutes | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0273 US$ per three minutes | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0196 US$ per three minutes | -28.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0188 US$ per three minutes | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0294 US$ per three minutes | +56.0% |
| 2003 | 0.031 US$ per three minutes | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0536 US$ per three minutes | +73.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0525 US$ per three minutes | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0225 US$ per three minutes | -57.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0207 US$ per three minutes | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0427 US$ per three minutes | 0.0273 US$ per three minutes | 0.0781 US$ per three minutes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.031 US$ per three minutes | 0.0188 US$ per three minutes | 0.0536 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 3 Cameroon 0.313 US$ per three minutes compare
- 4 Angola 0.2957 US$ per three minutes compare
- 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
- 8 Lesotho 0.2427 US$ per three minutes compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.241 US$ per three minutes compare
More science & technology data for North Africa
- Mobile phone subscribers 1,056 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 104.13 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 1,160 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 11.30 billion current US$ (2011)
- Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge 6.88 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription 0 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call 0.4096 peak rate - current US$ (2009)
- External debt, end year 54.82 billion current US$ (2011)
- Number of radio sets 14.56 million (2008)
- Revenue from fixed telephone service 2.68 billion current US$ (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in North Africa?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in North Africa was 0.0207 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 North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0781 US$ per three minutes in 1990.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0188 US$ per three minutes in 2001.
- How does North Africa rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- North Africa ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2007.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Africa 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.