Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in South Africa
South Africa: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 98.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in South Africa, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in South Africa stood at 98.0%.
The figure is up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in South Africa peaked at 98.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 73rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 89.2% | — |
| 2010 | 88.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 98.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.3%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.2% | 89.2% | 89.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 88.3% | 98.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in South Africa?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in South Africa was 98.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- South Africa ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.