Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Syria
Syria: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score was 96.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Syria, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Syria is 96.8%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Syria peaked at 97.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2010.
Syria ranks 88th 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 87.7% | — |
| 2010 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 96.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.4%, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 96.8% 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 | 87.7% | 87.7% | 87.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 87.1% | 97.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More private sector data for Syria
- Merchandise trade 79.2% (2025)
- Food imports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures imports 54.1% (2010)
- Merchandise imports 7.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.44 billion current US$ (2010)
- Food exports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures exports 24.7% (2010)
- Merchandise exports 3.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.04 billion current US$ (2010)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 132.12 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Syria?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Syria was 96.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2010.
- How does Syria rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Syria ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.