Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 78.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bangladesh, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bangladesh stood at 78.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 193.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bangladesh peaked at 78.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2009.
That places Bangladesh 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26.8% | — |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +37.7% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +6.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 78.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 78.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 93.5%, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 36.8% | 78.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bangladesh?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bangladesh was 78.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2009.
- How does Bangladesh rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Bangladesh ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.