Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gabon
Gabon: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 84.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gabon, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 84.7% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gabon peaked at 87.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2010.
Gabon ranks 152nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 83.3% | — |
| 2010 | 79.5% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 79.5% | 87.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 149 Solomon Islands 85.1% compare
- 150 Comoros 85.0% compare
- 151 Pakistan 84.8% compare
- 153 Timor-Leste 84.5% compare
- 154 Morocco 83.8% compare
- 155 Cape Verde 83.8% compare
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gabon?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Gabon was 84.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Gabon ranks 152nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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.