Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 84.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste stood at 84.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste peaked at 92.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2017.
That places Timor-Leste 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 84.8% | — |
| 2010 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -1.2% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 84.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 84.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.1%, 86% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 84.5% | 92.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More private sector data for Timor-Leste
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Timor-Leste was 84.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2017.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.