Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 92.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 92.0%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 94.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 81.5% | — |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 94.3% | — |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -2.4% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 92.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 92.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.4%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 0.0% | 94.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 124 Ghana 92.2% compare
- 125 Marshall Islands 92.1% compare
- 126 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.1% compare
- 128 Sri Lanka 91.8% compare
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 91.6% compare
- 130 Tanzania, United Republic of 91.5% compare
More private sector data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2013)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2013)
- Merchandise imports 13.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2013)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2013)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 301.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0863 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -40.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 92.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.