Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) (DB16-20 methodology) by country
The communication of tariffs and tariff changes index evaluates whether electricity tariffs are transparent. A score of 1 is assigned if effective tariffs are available online and customers are notified of a change in tariff a full billing cycle (that is, one month) ahead of time. The index is computed based on the...
Countries reporting
183
Highest
1 DB16-20 methodology
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 DB16-20 methodology
Taiwan
Median
1 DB16-20 methodology
Years covered
6
2014–2019
Data points
1,116
What the numbers show
Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) (DB16-20 methodology) is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 1 DB16-20 methodology in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 DB16-20 methodology in Taiwan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 DB16-20 methodology, and the mean is 0.8087 DB16-20 methodology.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 29.9%), and the largest decrease in Sierra Leone (down 100.0%).
Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burundi | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Benin | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belize | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Algeria | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Haiti | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Laos | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritania | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niger | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Poland | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sudan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eswatini | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Syria | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Angola | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Congo | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Comoros | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Egypt | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Micronesia (country) | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Gabon | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Indonesia | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Iraq | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Israel | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Kiribati | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Liberia | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Libya | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Mali | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Norway | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Philippines | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Portugal | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Qatar | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Saudi Arabia | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Singapore | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Seychelles | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Chad | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | East Timor | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Tonga | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Venezuela | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Taiwan | 0 DB16-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 1 DB16-20 methodology
- South Africa 1 DB16-20 methodology
- Central African Republic 0 DB16-20 methodology
About this data
The communication of tariffs and tariff changes index evaluates whether electricity tariffs are transparent. A score of 1 is assigned if effective tariffs are available online and customers are notified of a change in tariff a full billing cycle (that is, one month) ahead of time. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.