Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Latvia
Latvia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score was 97.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Latvia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 97.1% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Latvia peaked at 97.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2011.
That places Latvia 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 95.5% | — |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 97.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 97.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.9%, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 95.5% | 95.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.6% | 97.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More private sector data for Latvia
- Merchandise trade 99.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 7.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 55.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 22.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,972 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Latvia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Latvia was 97.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2011.
- How does Latvia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Latvia ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia 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.