Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Somalia
Somalia: Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) was 0.1028 US$ per three minutes in 2005. ▲ Rising
Telephone average cost of call to US in Somalia, 1997–2005
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 Somalia is 0.1028 US$ per three minutes, measured in 2005.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Somalia peaked at 0.1068 US$ per three minutes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.05 US$ per three minutes, in 2003.
Somalia ranks 31st of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Telephone average cost of call to US (US$ per three minutes) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0595 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1998 | 0.0754 US$ per three minutes | +26.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1007 US$ per three minutes | +33.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0973 US$ per three minutes | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0643 US$ per three minutes | -33.9% |
| 2003 | 0.05 US$ per three minutes | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1068 US$ per three minutes | +113.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1028 US$ per three minutes | -3.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.1028 US$ per three minutes is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1445 US$ per three minutes, 71% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.1028 US$ per three minutes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 US$ per three minutes, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0785 US$ per three minutes | 0.0595 US$ per three minutes | 0.1007 US$ per three minutes | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0842 US$ per three minutes | 0.05 US$ per three minutes | 0.1068 US$ per three minutes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More science & technology data for Somalia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 53.96 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 15.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 12.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 151.88 (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 Somalia?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Somalia was 0.1028 US$ per three minutes in 2005, 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1068 US$ per three minutes in 2004.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 US$ per three minutes in 2003.
- How does Somalia rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Somalia ranks 31st out of 50 countries with data for 2005.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.