Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in India
India: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 99.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in India, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
India recorded 99.6% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in India peaked at 99.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2013.
India ranks 27th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.7% | — |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 96.9% | 99.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
- 24 Papua New Guinea 99.7% compare
- 25 Finland 99.7% compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 99.7% compare
- 28 Sweden 99.6% compare
- 29 Luxembourg 99.6% compare
- 30 Lithuania 99.6% compare
More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5401 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in India?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in India was 99.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2013.
- How does India rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- India ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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.