Telephone average cost of call to US in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Telephone average cost of call to US was 0.1878 US$ per three minutes in 2007. ▲ Rising
Telephone average cost of call to US in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South 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
In 2007, telephone average cost of call to us in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa stood at 0.1878 US$ per three minutes. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.9% on the previous year and up 105.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone average cost of call to us in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa peaked at 0.1878 US$ per three minutes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0696 US$ per three minutes, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Telephone average cost of call to US in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | US$ per three minutes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0808 US$ per three minutes | — |
| 1991 | 0.0796 US$ per three minutes | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0714 US$ per three minutes | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1022 US$ per three minutes | +43.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0896 US$ per three minutes | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0817 US$ per three minutes | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0782 US$ per three minutes | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0913 US$ per three minutes | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0864 US$ per three minutes | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0828 US$ per three minutes | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.076 US$ per three minutes | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0696 US$ per three minutes | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0884 US$ per three minutes | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0912 US$ per three minutes | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1166 US$ per three minutes | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1422 US$ per three minutes | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1434 US$ per three minutes | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1878 US$ per three minutes | +30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0844 US$ per three minutes | 0.0714 US$ per three minutes | 0.1022 US$ per three minutes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1144 US$ per three minutes | 0.0696 US$ per three minutes | 0.1878 US$ per three minutes | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3756 US$ per three minutes compare
- 2 Mozambique 0.3483 US$ per three minutes compare
- 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
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Mobile phone subscribers 494.23 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone mainlines 9.68 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers 503.91 per 1,000 people (2011)
- Revenue from mobile communication 14.65 billion current US$ (2011)
- Mobile cellular postpaid connection charge 2.12 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular monthly subscription 0 current US$ (2009)
- Mobile cellular - price of 3-minute local call 0.6289 peak rate - current US$ (2009)
- External debt, end year 11.86 trillion current US$ (2011)
- Number of radio sets 4.40 million (2008)
- Radio sets 10.82 million per 1,000 people (2001)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone average cost of call to us in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Telephone average cost of call to us in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 0.1878 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1878 US$ per three minutes in 2007.
- What is the lowest telephone average cost of call to us recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0696 US$ per three minutes in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for telephone average cost of call to us?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2007.
- Is telephone average cost of call to us rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South 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.