Business telephone connection charge (US$) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Installation (or connection) refers to the one-off charge involved in applying for business basic telephone service. Where there are different charges for different exchange areas, the charge for the largest urban area should be used and specified in a note. This indicator is expressed in US dollars. Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Business telephone connection charge (US$) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Benin (2007)366.58
2Democratic Republic of the Congo (2005)278.34
3Cameroon (2007)208.65
4Morocco (2007)146.48
5Libya (2006)136.99
6Republic of the Congo (1994)126.08
7Comoros (2007)112.67
8Togo (2007)104.33
9Gabon (2006)104.13
10Chad (2006)101.55
11Guinea (2004)97.98
12Seychelles (2007)78.23
13Niger (2007)74.49
14Central African Republic (2007)73.86
15Nigeria (2007)71.54
16Uganda (2007)68.68
17Guinea-Bissau (2000)67.42
18Eritrea (2006)65.04
19Mauritius (2007)63.88
20Angola (2007)58.67
21Burundi (2006)58.34
22Djibouti (2006)56.27
23Botswana (2007)54.98
24South Africa (2007)54.41
25Rwanda (2006)54.38
26Burkina Faso (2007)52.16
27Sub-Saharan Africa (2007)52.16
28Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2007)51.35
29Africa (2007)50.53
30Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2007)50.53
31Swaziland (2007)50.53
32Kenya (2007)50.43
33Equatorial Guinea (1998)46.78
34Sierra Leone (2002)46.69
35Lesotho (2007)44.71
36Sao Tome and Principe (2002)44.01
37Mali (2007)41.81
38Gambia (2002)41.21
39Namibia (2007)37.84
40Zambia (2007)37.48
41Egypt (2007)35.86
42Ethiopia (2006)35.06
43Cape Verde (2006)34.13
44Madagascar (2007)31.48
45Zimbabwe (2000)29.27
46North Africa (2007)25.73
47Ivory Coast (2007)20.87
48Senegal (2007)20.87
49Sudan (2005)20.52
50Mozambique (2007)18.81
51Mauritania (2007)18.48
52Tanzania (2007)16.06
53Tunisia (2007)15.61
54Malawi (2005)10.13
55Ghana (2007)0.69
56Somalia (2003)0
57Algeria (2007)0
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