Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Algeria
Algeria: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score was 88.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Algeria, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Algeria stood at 88.1%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Algeria peaked at 89.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2010.
Algeria ranks 142nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 80.3% | — |
| 2010 | 78.1% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | +1.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 88.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 88.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.5%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 78.1% | 89.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More private sector data for Algeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 28.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 50.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 11.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 5.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 45.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 957.09 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Algeria?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Algeria was 88.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2010.
- How does Algeria rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Algeria ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.