Media > Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Kiribati | 120,779.81$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 80,421.29$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
3 | Vanuatu | 30,462.91$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
4 | Federated States of Micronesia | 25,862.07$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11,844.2$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
6 | Grenada | 10,515.01$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9,515.56$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1998 | ||
8 | Tonga | 7,699.53$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
9 | Maldives | 7,547.06$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
10 | Djibouti | 7,101.33$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
11 | Cape Verde | 6,575.54$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 6,266.57$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | |||
12 | Eritrea | 5,653.33$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
13 | Guyana | 5,599.1$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
14 | Seychelles | 5,376.52$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
15 | Chad | 5,351.59$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
16 | Samoa | 5,337.95$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
17 | Mongolia | 5,199.03$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 5,101.01$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | |||
18 | Tajikistan | 5,044.73$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
19 | Mali | 4,669.67$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
20 | The Gambia | 4,515.6$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
21 | Niger | 4,508.25$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
22 | Greenland | 4,231.68$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1996 | ||
23 | Sierra Leone | 4,127.75$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
24 | Burundi | 3,688.96$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
25 | Mauritania | 3,649.67$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 3,524.88$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | |||
26 | Sudan | 2,932.12$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 2,604.06$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 2,544.15$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | |||
27 | Belize | 2,454.51$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
28 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,441.74$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
29 | Lesotho | 2,398.85$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 2,342.86$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1997 | |||
30 | Malawi | 2,073.98$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 2,052.3$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1996 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 1,936.06$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | |||
31 | Togo | 1,931.09$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
32 | Aruba | 1,683.2$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
33 | Bermuda | 1,553.73$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1997 | ||
34 | Central African Republic | 1,522.06$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
35 | Guinea | 1,515.49$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
36 | Rwanda | 1,324.45$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1,320.91$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | |||
37 | New Caledonia | 1,278.73$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
38 | Namibia | 1,253.83$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
39 | Congo, Republic of the | 1,241.1$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
40 | Papua New Guinea | 1,234.5$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
41 | Benin | 1,185.93$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
42 | Swaziland | 1,179.8$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
43 | Fiji | 1,100.12$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
44 | French Polynesia | 1,064.53$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 1,030$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1996 | |||
45 | Uzbekistan | 1,013.78$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
46 | Brunei | 1,006.79$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1996 | ||
47 | Suriname | 991.33$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
48 | Bhutan | 905.34$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
49 | Luxembourg | 787.39$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
50 | Nicaragua | 767.9$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
51 | Barbados | 697.25$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
52 | Armenia | 676.62$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 644.04$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | |||
53 | Cambodia | 640.99$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
54 | Zimbabwe | 589.25$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
55 | Moldova | 562.62$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
56 | Haiti | 562.54$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
57 | The Bahamas | 524.59$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
58 | Uganda | 513.62$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
59 | Ethiopia | 504.93$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
60 | Azerbaijan | 481.54$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
61 | Laos | 443.87$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 388.98$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
63 | Palestine | 372.09$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
64 | Gabon | 343.87$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 340.71$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | |||
65 | Honduras | 337.85$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
66 | Cameroon | 322.58$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
67 | Nepal | 303.04$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
68 | Panama | 296.6$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
69 | Botswana | 295.97$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
70 | Croatia | 284.82$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1996 | ||
71 | Tanzania | 280.26$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
72 | Zambia | 260$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
73 | Mauritius | 252.8$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 244.9$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | |||
74 | Bolivia | 239.07$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
75 | Syria | 237.29$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
76 | Burkina Faso | 236.33$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 203.79$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | |||
77 | Georgia | 200.25$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
78 | Mozambique | 197.89$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
79 | Kenya | 185.2$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
80 | Yemen | 183.94$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
81 | Albania | 181.57$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 179.4$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
83 | Bahrain | 179.39$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
84 | Paraguay | 176.15$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
85 | Macau | 168.23$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
86 | Kazakhstan | 163.6$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
87 | Angola | 163.34$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
88 | El Salvador | 151.69$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 145.34$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
90 | Malta | 144.75$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
91 | Madagascar | 135.2$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
92 | Senegal | 133.74$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
93 | Jordan | 126.34$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
94 | Costa Rica | 121.03$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 119.44$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | |||
95 | Latvia | 118.65$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
96 | Tunisia | 108.33$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
97 | Sri Lanka | 105.21$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
98 | Lebanon | 101.1$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
99 | Jamaica | 98.13$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
100 | Iceland | 97.36$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2000 | ||
101 | Serbia and Montenegro | 93.21$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
102 | Ecuador | 82.35$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
103 | Belarus | 82.1$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
104 | Estonia | 80.08$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
105 | Oman | 77$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 71.8$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 70.65$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | |||
106 | Qatar | 61.45$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
107 | Lithuania | 60.49$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
108 | Afghanistan | 53.36$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
109 | Guatemala | 48.63$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
110 | Ghana | 43.96$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
111 | Vietnam | 43.13$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 40.54$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | |||
112 | Uruguay | 39.35$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
113 | Bangladesh | 35.64$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
114 | Ukraine | 32.91$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
115 | Morocco | 32.74$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
116 | Chile | 31.79$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2001 | ||
117 | Kuwait | 31.57$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 29.03$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 26.28$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | |||
118 | Peru | 25.83$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
119 | Slovakia | 25.8$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
120 | Cyprus | 25.05$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
121 | Algeria | 24.47$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
122 | Bulgaria | 23.46$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
123 | Colombia | 23.18$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 22.11$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | |||
124 | Nigeria | 20.68$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
125 | Slovenia | 19.94$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
126 | Egypt | 18.39$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
127 | United Arab Emirates | 16.54$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
128 | Puerto Rico | 16.09$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1998 | ||
129 | Philippines | 13.23$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
130 | New Zealand | 13.2$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
131 | Saudi Arabia | 12.73$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
132 | Dominican Republic | 11.92$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
133 | Indonesia | 10.97$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
134 | Romania | 10.86$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
135 | Pakistan | 10.72$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
136 | Venezuela | 10.06$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
137 | Hungary | 10.02$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
138 | Turkey | 9.98$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
139 | Czech Republic | 9.8$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
140 | Argentina | 9.77$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1999 | ||
141 | Finland | 9.68$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 9.57$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | |||
142 | Singapore | 6.42$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
143 | Malaysia | 5.99$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
144 | Portugal | 5.86$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
145 | Greece | 5.21$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
146 | Israel | 5.05$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
147 | Hong Kong | 4.86$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
148 | Poland | 4.45$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
149 | Thailand | 4.14$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
150 | Ireland | 3.85$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
151 | South Africa | 3.68$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
152 | Denmark | 3.63$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
153 | Russia | 3.45$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
154 | Iran | 3.37$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
155 | Austria | 2.41$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
156 | Belgium | 2.1$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
157 | Canada | 1.98$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1998 | ||
158 | India | 1.71$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
159 | Norway | 1.63$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
160 | Australia | 1.6$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2002 | ||
161 | China | 1.5$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
162 | Brazil | 1.4$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2003 | ||
163 | Sweden | 1.17$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 1.12$ per $1 trillion of GD | 1998 | |||
164 | South Korea | 1.12$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
165 | Mexico | 1.08$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
166 | Switzerland | 0.872$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
167 | Spain | 0.577$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
168 | Netherlands | 0.527$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
169 | Italy | 0.458$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
170 | France | 0.408$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
171 | United Kingdom | 0.361$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 | ||
172 | Japan | 0.36$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2005 | ||
173 | Germany | 0.156$ per $1 trillion of GD | 2004 |