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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
