Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Botswana
Botswana: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 96.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Botswana, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Botswana is 96.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Botswana peaked at 96.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 93.9%, in 2010.
Botswana ranks 87th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 94.3% | — |
| 2010 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 93.9% | 96.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Botswana?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Botswana was 96.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Botswana ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana 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.