Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 83.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Cape Verde, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Cape Verde is 83.8%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Cape Verde peaked at 84.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2010.
That places Cape Verde 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 81.2% | — |
| 2010 | 80.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.1% | 84.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More private sector data for Cape Verde
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 32.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 86.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 96.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Cape Verde?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Cape Verde was 83.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2010.
- How does Cape Verde rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Cape Verde ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.