Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Liberia
Liberia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 73.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Liberia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 73.0% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.2% on the previous year and up 5,973.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Liberia peaked at 73.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
Liberia ranks 165th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.2% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | — |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +507.3% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +112.5% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 49.8% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +28.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 73.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.4%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 73.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.3%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 0.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Liberia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Liberia was 73.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Liberia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Liberia ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,973.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.