Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 98.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bahamas, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bahamas stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bahamas peaked at 98.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2015.
Bahamas ranks 55th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 98.7% | — |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 98.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 98.9% 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 | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More private sector data for Bahamas
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2024)
- Food imports 20.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 52.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 31.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 711.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bahamas?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bahamas was 98.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Bahamas ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.