Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Ireland
Ireland: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 99.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Ireland, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Ireland stood at 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Ireland peaked at 99.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2012.
That places Ireland 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.2% | — |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 99.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 99.3% 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 | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 82.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 159.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 293.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 53,501 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Ireland?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Ireland was 99.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Ireland ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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.