Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 99.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Switzerland, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Switzerland stood at 99.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Switzerland peaked at 99.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 2010.
Switzerland ranks 44th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.2% | — |
| 2010 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 99.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 99.3% 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 | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 60,947 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Switzerland?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Switzerland was 99.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Switzerland ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.