Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in France
France: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 99.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in France, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in France stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in France peaked at 99.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2011.
That places France 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.9% | — |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 99.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
- 4 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 5 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 7 Russian Federation 99.9% compare
- 8 Qatar 99.9% compare
- 9 Norway 99.9% compare
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in France?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in France was 99.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2011.
- How does France rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- France ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France 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.