Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 95.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
95.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
105th
of 191 countries
All-time high
96.1%
in 2015
All-time low
94.2%
in 2017
Years of data
11
2009–2019

Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bulgaria, 2009–2019

0204060801002009201420192009: 95.22010: 95.12011: 95.52012: 95.82013: 95.82014: 95.82015: 96.12016: 95.42017: 94.22018: 94.72019: 95.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bulgaria stood at 95.2%.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bulgaria peaked at 96.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2017.

Bulgaria ranks 105th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score in Bulgaria, 2009 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2009 95.2%
2010 95.1% -0.1%
2011 95.5% +0.4%
2012 95.8% +0.3%
2013 95.8% -0.0%
2014 95.8% -0.0%
2015 96.1% +0.3%
2016 95.4% -0.7%
2017 94.2% -1.2%
2018 94.7% +0.5%
2019 95.2% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.2% 95.2% 95.2% 1
2010s 95.4% 94.2% 96.1% 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 102 Micronesia, Federated States of 95.6% compare
  2. 103 Bhutan 95.3% compare
  3. 104 Iraq 95.3% compare
  4. 106 Romania 95.0% compare
  5. 107 Kosovo 95.0% compare
  6. 107 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 95.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bulgaria?
Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Bulgaria was 95.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2017.
How does Bulgaria rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
Bulgaria ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,079 data points, 2009–2019
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