Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Canada
Canada: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 98.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Canada, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Canada recorded 98.6% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Canada peaked at 98.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2010.
Canada ranks 63rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 98.2% | — |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Canada?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Canada was 98.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2010.
- How does Canada rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Canada ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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.