Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in China
China: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score was 100.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in China, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in China stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in China peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 2009.
China ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 89.7% | — |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.7% | 89.7% | 89.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 90.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 619.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 90.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 383.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in China?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in China was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 2009.
- How does China rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- China ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.