Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Guinea
Guinea: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 60.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Guinea, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Guinea is 60.1%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 395.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Guinea peaked at 61.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Guinea ranks 175th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 1.1% | — |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +981.8% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +35.7% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +68.1% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +100.8% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 0.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 172 Kiribati 63.4% compare
- 173 Mozambique 62.9% compare
- 174 Sudan 61.1% compare
- 176 Mauritania 51.5% compare
- 177 Madagascar 46.5% compare
- 178 Niger 42.4% compare
More private sector data for Guinea
- Merchandise trade 82.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.6% (2016)
- Manufactures imports 58.5% (2016)
- Merchandise imports 8.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.3% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 3.7% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 15.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,000 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 53.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Guinea?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Guinea was 60.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Guinea rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Guinea ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Guinea 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.