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Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 186 countries
All-time high
1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
1 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) in Sri Lanka, 2014–2019

00.20.40.60.812014201620192014: 1 DB16-20 methodology2015: 1 DB16-20 methodology2016: 1 DB16-20 methodology2017: 1 DB16-20 methodology2018: 1 DB16-20 methodology2019: 1 DB16-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

The most recent figure for getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) in Sri Lanka is 1 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

That places Sri Lanka 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 1 DB16-20 methodology —
2015 1 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 1 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 1 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 1 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 1 DB16-20 methodology +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) in Sri Lanka?
Getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) in Sri Lanka was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Sri Lanka rank for getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1)?
Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Getting electricity: Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 1,116 data points, 2014–2019
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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.