Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Portugal
Portugal: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 99.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Portugal, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Portugal stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Portugal peaked at 99.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 31st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 98.9% | — |
| 2010 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 99.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 99.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 28 Sweden 99.6% compare
- 29 Luxembourg 99.6% compare
- 30 Lithuania 99.6% compare
- 32 Korea 99.6% compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 99.6% compare
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 99.5% compare
More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Portugal?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Portugal was 99.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Portugal ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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.