Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 68.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Afghanistan, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Afghanistan is 68.6%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Afghanistan peaked at 92.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2010.
Afghanistan ranks 168th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 92.4% | — |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -74.3% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +169.9% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | -1.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 68.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.4%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 68.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.5%, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4% | 92.4% | 92.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 23.7% | 74.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Afghanistan?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Afghanistan was 68.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2010.
- How does Afghanistan rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Afghanistan ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.