Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Niger
Niger: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 42.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Niger, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Niger recorded 42.4% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.7% on the previous year and up 3,197.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Niger peaked at 42.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2009.
Niger ranks 178th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.3% | — |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +91.5% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +614.0% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | +47.2% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +30.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 2.5% | 42.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 175 Guinea 60.1% compare
- 176 Mauritania 51.5% compare
- 177 Madagascar 46.5% compare
- 179 Sierra Leone 37.6% compare
- 180 Congo 31.2% compare
- 181 Uganda 14.4% compare
More private sector data for Niger
- Merchandise trade 21.3% (2025)
- Food imports 37.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Niger?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Niger was 42.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2009.
- How does Niger rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Niger ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,197.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.