Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score was 91.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sri Lanka, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sri Lanka stood at 91.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sri Lanka peaked at 91.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2009.
Sri Lanka ranks 128th 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) … Score in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 78.3% | — |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 91.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 91.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 93.5%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.3% | 78.3% | 78.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 80.5% | 91.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sri Lanka?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Sri Lanka was 91.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.