Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Kuwait
Kuwait: 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 Kuwait, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 99.3% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Kuwait peaked at 99.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 2010.
That places Kuwait 42nd 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.3% | — |
| 2010 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Kuwait?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Kuwait 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2010.
- How does Kuwait rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Kuwait ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.