Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 90.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 90.8%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 92.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2010.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 89.0% | — |
| 2010 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 90.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 90.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.5%, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 88.5% | 92.8% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 29.5% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 31.3% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5069 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 90.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2010.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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