Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Hungary
Hungary: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 99.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Hungary, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Hungary is 99.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Hungary peaked at 99.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2009.
Hungary ranks 51st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 98.4% | — |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 99.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 99.1% 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 | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 99.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More private sector data for Hungary
- Merchandise trade 133.1% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 159.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 168.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,746 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Hungary?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Hungary was 99.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2009.
- How does Hungary rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Hungary ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary 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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About this data
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.