Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United Arab Emirates, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United Arab Emirates stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2017.
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.8% | — |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 100.0% 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 | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United Arab Emirates?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United Arab Emirates was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.