Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 92.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Marshall Islands, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 92.1% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Marshall Islands peaked at 92.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2011.
Marshall Islands ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 88.6% | — |
| 2010 | 87.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 92.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 92.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.1%, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 87.5% | 92.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More private sector data for Marshall Islands
- Merchandise trade 59.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 111.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 72.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,984 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2338 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,059 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 516.22 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Marshall Islands?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Marshall Islands was 92.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2011.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Marshall Islands ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.