Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Colombia
Colombia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 93.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Colombia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 93.9% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% 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 Colombia peaked at 94.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 91.3%, in 2009.
Colombia ranks 115th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 91.3% | — |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 93.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 93.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.4%, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.3% | 91.3% | 91.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 91.5% | 94.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Colombia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Colombia was 93.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.3% in 2009.
- How does Colombia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Colombia ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia 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.