Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score by country
The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
96.5%
Years covered
11
2009–2019
Data points
2,079
What the numbers show
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.5%, and the mean is 89.3%.
Over the past decade 152 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 5,973.3%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 100.0%).
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Hong Kong, China | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | France | 99.9% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 99.9% | 2019 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 8 | Qatar | 99.9% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Norway | 99.9% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Iceland | 99.9% | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Uruguay | 99.9% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Australia | 99.9% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Israel | 99.8% | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Panama | 99.8% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Argentina | 99.8% | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 99.8% | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 17 | United States of America | 99.7% | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Singapore | 99.7% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Czechia | 99.7% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.7% | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | Philippines | 99.7% | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands | 99.7% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Malaysia | 99.7% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Papua New Guinea | 99.7% | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | Finland | 99.7% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 99.7% | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | India | 99.6% | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Sweden | 99.6% | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 99.6% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Lithuania | 99.6% | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Portugal | 99.6% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 99.6% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 99.6% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 34 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.5% | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 35 | Germany | 99.5% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Taiwan, China | 99.5% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | San Marino | 99.5% | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 38 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99.4% | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 39 | Chile | 99.4% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 40 | Oman | 99.4% | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Palau | 99.4% | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 42 | Kuwait | 99.3% | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | Ireland | 99.3% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Switzerland | 99.3% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Bahrain | 99.3% | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Barbados | 99.2% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 47 | Türkiye | 99.2% | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 48 | Armenia | 99.2% | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 49 | New Zealand | 99.2% | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 50 | Greece | 99.2% | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 51 | Hungary | 99.1% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 52 | Tonga | 99.1% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 53 | Belarus | 99.0% | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 54 | Austria | 98.9% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 55 | Bahamas | 98.9% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 56 | Slovenia | 98.9% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 57 | Spain | 98.9% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 58 | Belgium | 98.8% | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | Denmark | 98.8% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.7% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 61 | Paraguay | 98.6% | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 62 | Cyprus | 98.6% | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 63 | Canada | 98.6% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 98.4% | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 65 | Lebanon | 98.4% | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 66 | Estonia | 98.3% | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 67 | Italy | 98.3% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 68 | Mauritius | 98.2% | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 69 | Montenegro | 98.2% | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 70 | Georgia | 98.2% | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 71 | Grenada | 98.1% | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 98.0% | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 73 | South Africa | 98.0% | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 97.9% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 75 | Egypt | 97.8% | 2019 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 76 | Serbia | 97.7% | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 97.7% | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97.7% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 79 | Brazil | 97.5% | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 80 | Jamaica | 97.5% | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 81 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 97.4% | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 97.4% | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 83 | Slovakia | 97.3% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 84 | Latvia | 97.1% | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 85 | Indonesia | 97.1% | 2019 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 86 | Maldives | 97.1% | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 87 | Botswana | 96.9% | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | 96.8% | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 89 | Croatia | 96.8% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 90 | Mexico | 96.7% | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 91 | Namibia | 96.6% | 2019 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 92 | Malta | 96.6% | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 93 | Jordan | 96.5% | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.4% | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 95 | Nigeria | 96.3% | 2019 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 96 | Libya | 96.2% | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 97 | Belize | 96.2% | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 98 | Puerto Rico | 96.1% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.8% | 2019 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 100 | Seychelles | 95.8% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 101 | Ukraine | 95.6% | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 102 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 95.6% | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 103 | Bhutan | 95.3% | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 104 | Iraq | 95.3% | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 95.2% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 106 | Romania | 95.0% | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 107 | Kosovo | 95.0% | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 107 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 95.0% | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 109 | Guyana | 94.8% | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 94.6% | 2019 | up 154.7% | rising |
| 111 | Peru | 94.5% | 2019 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 112 | Albania | 94.5% | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 113 | Dominica | 94.4% | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 114 | Guatemala | 94.1% | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 115 | Colombia | 93.9% | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 116 | Republic of Moldova | 93.6% | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 117 | El Salvador | 93.6% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 118 | Eswatini | 93.3% | 2019 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 119 | Samoa | 92.6% | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 120 | Ecuador | 92.6% | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 121 | Mongolia | 92.5% | 2019 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 122 | Kenya | 92.4% | 2019 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 123 | Angola | 92.3% | 2019 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 124 | Ghana | 92.2% | 2019 | up 239.8% | rising |
| 125 | Marshall Islands | 92.1% | 2019 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 126 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 92.1% | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 127 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 92.0% | 2019 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 91.8% | 2019 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 91.6% | 2019 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 130 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 91.5% | 2019 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 131 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 91.3% | 2019 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 132 | Tunisia | 91.1% | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 133 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 90.8% | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 134 | Honduras | 90.5% | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 135 | Ethiopia | 90.5% | 2019 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 136 | Nepal | 90.3% | 2019 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 137 | Djibouti | 89.7% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 89.3% | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 89.1% | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 140 | Equatorial Guinea | 89.0% | 2019 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 141 | Suriname | 88.9% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 142 | Algeria | 88.1% | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 143 | Viet Nam | 87.7% | 2019 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 87.2% | 2019 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 145 | Myanmar | 86.8% | 2019 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 146 | Lesotho | 86.2% | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 85.5% | 2019 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 148 | Fiji | 85.3% | 2019 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 85.1% | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 150 | Comoros | 85.0% | 2019 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 151 | Pakistan | 84.8% | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 152 | Gabon | 84.7% | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 153 | Timor-Leste | 84.5% | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 154 | Morocco | 83.8% | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 155 | Cape Verde | 83.8% | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 156 | Palestine, State of | 82.9% | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 82.7% | 2019 | up 490.8% | rising |
| 158 | Cameroon | 81.8% | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 159 | Cambodia | 79.0% | 2019 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 160 | Malawi | 78.9% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Bangladesh | 78.4% | 2019 | up 193.3% | rising |
| 162 | Rwanda | 76.3% | 2019 | up 230.9% | rising |
| 163 | Zambia | 74.9% | 2019 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 164 | Togo | 73.8% | 2019 | up 271.9% | rising |
| 165 | Liberia | 73.0% | 2019 | up 5,973.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Côte d'Ivoire | 72.9% | 2019 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 167 | Senegal | 70.1% | 2019 | up 216.6% | rising |
| 168 | Afghanistan | 68.6% | 2019 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 169 | Mali | 68.2% | 2019 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 170 | Gambia | 67.7% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Haiti | 63.6% | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 172 | Kiribati | 63.4% | 2019 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 173 | Mozambique | 62.9% | 2019 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 174 | Sudan | 61.1% | 2019 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 175 | Guinea | 60.1% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Mauritania | 51.5% | 2019 | up 1,169.7% | rising |
| 177 | Madagascar | 46.5% | 2019 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 178 | Niger | 42.4% | 2019 | up 3,197.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | 37.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Congo | 31.2% | 2019 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 181 | Uganda | 14.4% | 2019 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Chad | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.