Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 97.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic peaked at 97.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2009.
That places Dominican Republic 82nd 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 93.6% | — |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 97.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 97.4% 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 | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 94.7% | 97.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Dominican Republic was 97.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2009.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.