Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in United States
United States: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score was 99.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United States, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United States stood at 99.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United States peaked at 99.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2013.
That places United States 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.8% | — |
| 2010 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +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 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 99.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United States?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United States was 99.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2013.
- How does United States rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- United States ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.