Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 99.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Saudi Arabia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 99.7% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2017.
That places Saudi Arabia 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.8% | — |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 99.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 99.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Saudi Arabia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Saudi Arabia was 99.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2017.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.