Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 95.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bhutan, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bhutan is 95.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bhutan peaked at 95.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2009.
Bhutan ranks 103rd 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 per capita) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 87.4% | — |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 95.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 95.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 93.5%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 88.7% | 95.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bhutan?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bhutan was 95.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2009.
- How does Bhutan rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Bhutan ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.