Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Namibia
Namibia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 96.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Namibia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Namibia is 96.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Namibia peaked at 96.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2009.
That places Namibia 91st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 92.0% | — |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 92.8% | 96.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Namibia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Namibia was 96.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Namibia ranks 91st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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.