Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 93.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in El Salvador, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 93.6% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in El Salvador peaked at 94.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 93.2%, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 117th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 94.0% | — |
| 2010 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 93.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 93.6% 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 | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 93.2% | 93.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in El Salvador?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in El Salvador was 93.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- El Salvador ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.