Telephone average cost of call to US in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Telephone average cost of call to US was 0.0286 US$ per three minutes in 2002. ▼ Falling

Latest (2002)
0.0286 US$ per three minutes
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
44th
of 50 countries
All-time high
0.1238 US$ per three minutes
in 1990
All-time low
0.0286 US$ per three minutes
in 2002
Years of data
13
1990–2002

Telephone average cost of call to US in Sierra Leone, 1990–2002

0.020.040.060.080.10.121990199620021990: 0.124 US$ per three minutes1991: 0.063 US$ per three minutes1992: 0.09 US$ per three minutes1993: 0.106 US$ per three minutes1994: 0.102 US$ per three minutes1995: 0.079 US$ per three minutes1996: 0.065 US$ per three minutes1997: 0.061 US$ per three minutes1998: 0.038 US$ per three minutes1999: 0.033 US$ per three minutes2000: 0.029 US$ per three minutes2001: 0.03 US$ per three minutes2002: 0.029 US$ per three minutes

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 Sierra Leone is 0.0286 US$ per three minutes, measured in 2002. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1238 US$ per three minutes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0286 US$ per three minutes, in 2002.

That places Sierra Leone 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Telephone average cost of call to US in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Sierra Leone, 1990 to 2002.
Year US$ per three minutes Change
1990 0.1238 US$ per three minutes
1991 0.0635 US$ per three minutes -48.7%
1992 0.0901 US$ per three minutes +41.9%
1993 0.1057 US$ per three minutes +17.4%
1994 0.1023 US$ per three minutes -3.3%
1995 0.0794 US$ per three minutes -22.3%
1996 0.0652 US$ per three minutes -18.0%
1997 0.0611 US$ per three minutes -6.2%
1998 0.0384 US$ per three minutes -37.2%
1999 0.0333 US$ per three minutes -13.3%
2000 0.0287 US$ per three minutes -13.8%
2001 0.0302 US$ per three minutes +5.3%
2002 0.0286 US$ per three minutes -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0763 US$ per three minutes 0.0333 US$ per three minutes 0.1238 US$ per three minutes 10
2000s 0.0292 US$ per three minutes 0.0286 US$ per three minutes 0.0302 US$ per three minutes 3

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 41 Zimbabwe 0.045 US$ per three minutes compare
  2. 42 Eritrea 0.039 US$ per three minutes compare
  3. 43 Benin 0.0313 US$ per three minutes compare
  4. 45 Gambia 0.0283 US$ per three minutes compare
  5. 46 Tunisia 0.0234 US$ per three minutes compare
  6. 47 Ethiopia 0.023 US$ per three minutes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is telephone average cost of call to us in Sierra Leone?
Telephone average cost of call to us in Sierra Leone was 0.0286 US$ per three minutes in 2002, 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.1238 US$ per three minutes in 1990.
What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0286 US$ per three minutes in 2002.
How does Sierra Leone rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
Sierra Leone ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2002.
Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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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Indicator
Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes)
Unit
US$ per three minutes
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 885 data points, 1982–2007
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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.