Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 98.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Costa Rica, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Costa Rica is 98.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Costa Rica peaked at 98.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2009.
That places Costa Rica 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 96.1% | — |
| 2010 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 98.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 98.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.2% | 98.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 69 Montenegro 98.2% compare
- 70 Georgia 98.2% compare
- 71 Grenada 98.1% compare
- 73 South Africa 98.0% compare
- 74 Saint Lucia 97.9% compare
- 75 Egypt 97.8% compare
More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Costa Rica?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Costa Rica was 98.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.