Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 89.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Djibouti, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 89.7% 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 519.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Djibouti peaked at 89.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Djibouti ranks 137th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 4.8% | — |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +73.1% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +72.6% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +34.6% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +349.1% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +1.5% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 89.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 89.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.5%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 0.0% | 89.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More private sector data for Djibouti
- Merchandise trade 267.1% (2025)
- Food imports 38.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 56.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 6.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,143 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Djibouti?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Djibouti was 89.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Djibouti rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Djibouti ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.