Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Japan
Japan: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Japan, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Japan is 100.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Japan peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2009.
That places Japan 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 100.0% | — |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 China 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 4 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Japan?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Japan was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.