Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Argentina
Argentina: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 99.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Argentina, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Argentina is 99.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Argentina peaked at 99.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2010.
That places Argentina 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.4% | — |
| 2010 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 99.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Argentina?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Argentina was 99.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2010.
- How does Argentina rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Argentina ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina 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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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.