Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 99.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in New Zealand, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in New Zealand stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in New Zealand peaked at 99.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2009.
That places New Zealand 49th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 98.8% | — |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 99.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 99.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More private sector data for New Zealand
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 47.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 46.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,770 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in New Zealand?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in New Zealand was 99.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2009.
- How does New Zealand rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- New Zealand ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.